Used in the context of general equities. Actual purchase of securities by a short seller to replace those borrowed at the time of a short sale.
A bond payment covering less than six-months' interest, because the original issue date is less than
Trades that reverse, or close out, short-sale positions. For instance, when a stock rises sharply in price, investors who shorted the stock, expecting it to fall, are often forced to purchase the shares they borrowed from their brokers. That can push the price of the stock up even higher. See 'Short interest
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The closure of short positions.
Short Covering is the buying of a commodity or security, which has been borrowed and sold in a short sale.
[n] - the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
noun the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
The closure of short positions