selling short
1selling short — See short selling. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
2selling short — Selling a stock not actually owned. If an investor thinks the price of a stock is going down, the investor could borrow the stock from a broker and sell it. Eventually, the investor must buy the stock back on the open market. For instance, you… …
3Selling short — If an investor thinks the price of a stock is going down, the investor could borrow the stock from a broker and sell it. Eventually, the investor must buy the stock back on the open market. For instance, you borrow 1000 shares of XYZ on July 1… …
4selling short against the box — selling short stock that is actually owned by the seller but held in the box, meaning it is held in safekeeping. The seller borrows securities needed to cover as the stock in the box may be inaccessible, or the seller may not wish to disclose… …
5selling short — selling monetary exchange or stocks that are not under the ownership of the seller …
6selling short — See short selling …
7selling short — See short sale …
8short selling — The practice of selling securities not owned by the seller in the hope that the price subsequently falls and they can then be bought back at a lower price. The seller may have borrowed the necessary securities on a temporary basis in order to… …
9selling — sell‧ing [ˈselɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE FINANCE when people sell products, services, shares etc: • The dollar s decline came amid hectic dollar selling in the Japanese currency market. • In New York, dealers reported heavy selling by… …
10Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …
