Short Selling definitions

Short selling

Selling a security one does not own....more on Short selling
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Short selling

Establishing a market position by selling a security one does not own in anticipation of the price of that security falling.
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Short selling

Establishing a market position by selling a security one does not own in anticipation of the price of that security falling.
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Short Selling

The sale of a security that is not yet owned, in the expectation that its price will fall so that it can be bought back at a later date.
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Short selling

Selling stock not owned. The investor usually expects the stock value to fall, making a profit by buying shares back at a lower price. Can also refer to holding proportionately less of a security in a portfolio than its level in an index. See also Long.
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Short Selling

Selling shares to make a profit when the share price is declining.
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Short Selling

Selling a futures contract with the idea of delivering on it or offsetting it at a later date.
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Short Selling

Selling a security that the seller does not own but is committed to repurchasing eventually. It is u
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Short Selling

A speculator who 'sells short' sells stock that they do not own in the expectation of being able to buy it cheaper later on. This is a high-risk strategy and losses (or gains) can be substantial.
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Short selling

A trading strategy that anticipates a drop in a share's price. Stock or another financial instrument is borrowed from a broker and then sold, creating a short position. That position is reversed, or covered, when the stock is repurchased to repay the loan. If the stock price falls, the short seller will profit by replacing the borrowed shares at a ......
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Short selling

The strategy which involves selling shares you don't yet own in the expectation that the price will... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/short-selling.htm?id=1327&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of short selling'>more</a>
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Short Selling

Is the act by which a speculator or risk manager sells an instrument at a high price with the intent of purchasing it lower. This is particularly the case for the speculator. The risk manager would generally be selling short against a specific or global exposure. There are technical differences in selling short on the futures and securities markets...
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Short Selling

Short selling is a highly dubious financial practise in which a person borrows shares from a broker, sells them and then in the future buys the same number of shares from the market and returns them to the broker. Short selling is used by unscrupulous dealers who borrow high priced shares, sell them at a large price, then spread untrue rumours abou...
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Short selling

The borrowing of stock from a broker in order to sell it in the hope that it may be purchased at a lower price later on.
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Short Selling

The selling of a security that the seller does not own (naked or uncovered short) or has borrowed (covered short). Short selling is a trading strategy. Short sellers assume the risk that they will be able to buy the stock at a lower price, cover the outstanding short, and realize a profit from the difference.
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