selling short
61Selling Hedge — A hedging strategy with which the sale of futures contracts are meant to offset a long underlying commodity position. Also known as a short hedge. This type of hedging strategy is typically used for the purpose of insuring against a possible… …
62short seller — noun A person or organization that participates in short selling …
63Short Margin Account — An account requiring a margin deposit from investors who are involved in short selling, as opposed to buying on margin …
64short sell — See: short selling …
65selling stocks short — See short sale …
66short sale — A sale of that, usually corporate stock, which the seller does not at the time possess, but which, by the future date or time agreed upon for its delivery to the purchaser under the terms of the contract, the seller must in some way acquire for… …
67selling climax — noun Date: circa 1949 a sharp decline in stock prices for a short time on very heavy trading volume followed by a rally …
68selling climax — noun : a sharp decline in stock prices for a short time on very heavy trading volume followed by a rally * * * a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally. [1945 50] …
69sell short — verb 1. sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit • Topics: ↑commerce, ↑commercialism, ↑mercantilism •… …
70Long / short equity — Long/short equity is an investment strategy generally associated with hedge funds. It involves buying long equities that are expected to increase in value and selling short equities that are expected to decrease in value. OverviewTypically equity …
