naked shorting
An investment technique in which an investor sells shares short before actually borrowing the shares or before determining if shares can be borrowed. The practice is often illegal, but the SEC has allowed its use under certain circumstances. Naked shorting has been attributed as the cause for several instances of market manipulation.
Popular 'Options' Terms
Related Personal Finance Articles
Loading...
naked shorting in the news
Loading...
Enter your email address to get our free Term of the Day newsletter!
naked shorting is ...
... part of the Options and Strategies subjects.
Nearby Terms
Search volume for naked shorting
Get our content on your iGoogle page
RSS