short

Definition 1
To sell a stock short.

Definition 2
The state of having sold a stock short without having covered it. Here, also called short position.

Definition 3
An individual who is holding a short in a particular security. here, also called short seller. opposite of long.




short is ...
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Strategies and Trading subjects.


Related Terms

buyback -
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mixed account -
net position, offset, opening sale, short squeeze, short straddle, short market value


short appears in these other terms

short sell against the box, dollar shortage, short-term gain or loss, short sale rule, selling short against the box, short bond, shorting against the box, naked shorting, short-term investment fund, sell short and  


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