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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 MatchesShort term gain (or loss)Short term gain (or loss)A profit or loss realized from the sale of securities held for less than a year that is taxed at normal income tax rates if the net total is positive. Short term investment servicesShort term investment servicesServices that assist firms in making short-term investments. Member short sale ratioMember short sale ratioThe total shares sold short by NYSE members divided by total short sales, which is used to analyze market expectations and bullish or bearish trends. Short exemptShort exemptUsed for listed equity securities. A special trading situation where a short sale is allowed on a minustick. The owners of a convertible trading at parity can sell the equivalent amount of common short on a minus tick, assuming they have the firm intention to convert. Short termShort termAny investments with a maturity of one year or less. Further SuggestionsShort term solvency ratiosShort run operating activities Short sale rule Short term interest rates short covering Short against the box short selling short bond Short selling Short straddle Short term tax exempts Short term debt Short-term Short term reserves Short term bond fund Short book Short term financial plan Short Form Registration go short Going short Short covering Short position Short Bias Short interest Short short test |
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