selling short
41Short Leg — Any contract in an option spread in which an individual holds a short position. If a trader has created an option spread by purchasing a put option and selling a call option, the trader s short position on the call would be considered the short… …
42Selling Into Strength — A proactive trading strategy carried out by selling out of a long or into a short position when the price of the asset being traded is still rising but is expected to reverse in price. Opposite of buying into weakness . For example, say a trader… …
43short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …
44short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… …
45Short — One 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. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. short short 1 …
46Selling England by the Pound — Infobox Album Name = Selling England by the Pound Type = Studio album Artist = Genesis Released = 12 October 1973 Recorded = August 1973 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 53:21 Label = Charisma Records, Atlantic Producer = Genesis John Burns… …
47Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live — The following is a series of short write ups on recurring sketches that appeared four or fewer times on Saturday Night Live . Some characters who fit into this category do not appear here because they fit better into one of the other categories… …
48short sale — The sale of security that is not owned by the seller. The seller borrows the security, sells it, and then buys it at a later date to return it to the lender. The purpose of a short sale is to attempt to profit from the fall in the price of a… …
49Short Interest Theory — An investment theory that states that the price of a security will eventually have to rise after a period of heavy short selling. The short interest theory has the price increase occurring because investors who sell the security short will have… …
50selling hedge — also: short hedge Selling futures contracts to protect against possible declining prices of commodities that will be sold in the future. At the time the cash commodities are sold, the open futures position is closed by purchasing an equal number… …
