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Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
short — noun One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. verb Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Someone who… … Financial and business terms
short selling — noun sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) • Syn: ↑short sale • Hypernyms: ↑trading * * * noun Etymology: short (I) + selling (a … Useful english dictionary
Short — One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position. Related: Long. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. short short 1 … Financial and business terms
Short-Sale Rule — A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) trading regulation that restricted short sales of stock from being placed on a downtick in the market price of the shares. Short sales could only be permitted on upticks (last trade higher than the one… … Investment dictionary
selling short — selling monetary exchange or stocks that are not under the ownership of the seller … English contemporary dictionary
short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
short-sell — /ʃɔt ˈsɛl/ (say shawt sel) verb (short sold, short selling) Stock Exchange –verb (t) 1. to sell (commodities or stocks) by short selling. –verb (i) 2. to engage in short selling. –short seller, noun …
Short position — Occurs when a person sells stocks he or she does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make good delivery to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought to close out the transaction. This technique is used when an… … Financial and business terms
short position — Occurs when a person sells stocks he or she does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make good delivery to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought back to close out the transaction. This technique is used when an… … Financial and business terms
