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Rolling Stock

Automobiles, railroad cars, trucks, and similarassets. Rolling stock is used ascollateral on someloans because it is easy for thelender to take possession of them in the event ofdefault.
Farlex Financial Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All Rights Reserved

rolling stock

Any of various readily movable transportation equipment such as automobiles, locomotives, railroad cars, and trucks. Rolling stock generally makes good collateral for loans because the equipment is standardized and easily transportable among firms or locations. See alsoequipment trust certificate.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.


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