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Short1. Used with "sell" or "sale," this means that the seller does not currently have the thing being sold, but intends to aquire it on the market prior to making delivery. 2. Used by itself as a verb, it means to sell short, as "to short a currency," meaning to sell it forward in anticipation that its value on the spot market will fall.ShortOne 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.Short Similar MatchesOdd lot short sale ratioOdd lot short sale ratioThe percentage of total odd-lot sales that is composed of short sales. ShortsShortsRedeemable gilts or bonds with a redemption date within five yearsSecurities, commodities or financial instruments held in a short position. Short term trendShort term trendErratic price movements that last less than three weeks. Going shortGoing shortSelling stock that an investor does not own by borrowing shares from a broker. The assumption is that the price will fall. The investor then buys (covers the short) the shares at a lower price than what they were sold for, recognizing the difference as a profit. Antithesis of going long. Short termShort termAny investments with a maturity of one year or less. Further SuggestionsShort Form Registrationshort bond Short exempt Short term investment services Member short sale ratio Short position Short book Short sale rule Member short sale ratio Short covering Short term bond fund Short interest theory Shortage cost Short settlement Short-term Short hedge Specialists short sale ratio Short term capital gain Short term financial plan Short term gain (or loss) Short term reserves Short bonds Ultra short term bond fund Selling short against the box Short short test |
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