short-short test Definition

short-short test

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Former Internal Revenue Service rule that placed a limit on the amount of income that could be received from short-sell trading. The rule previously prevented an investor from receiving more than 30% of their income from short-selling and stripped them of certain tax benefits if this amount was exceeded. Short-term is considered holding shares for under 3 months.

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