
1) Classified listing 2) Stock market item
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[real estate] A short sale is a sale of real estate in which the proceeds from selling the property will fall short of the balance of debts secured by liens against the property, and the property owner cannot afford to repay the liens` full amounts and where the lien holders agree to release their lien on the real estate and accept less tha...
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The sale of an asset for future delivery without possession of the asset sold.
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Selling a security that the seller does not own but is committed to repurchasing eventually. It is used to capitalize on an expected decline in the security`s price.
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Selling a security that the seller does not own but is committed to repurchasing eventually. It is used to capitalize on an expected decline in the security's price.
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Number of shares of a security that investors have sold short divided by average daily volume of the
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The sale of a security or commodities futures not owned by the seller at the time of the trade. Short sales are usually made in anticipation of a decline in the price.
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Shorting shares is a way for profiting when the share price of a company falls. Investors on the stock markets will purchase shares with the expectation and hope that their value increases. However, it is also true that profits can be made when the prices fall. `To short` means to sell a share that is not in one`s possession so that the investor bu...
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A market transaction in which an investor sells borrowed securities in anticipation of a price decline.
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A sale of a house in which the proceeds fall short of what the owner still owes on the mortgage. Short sales usually occur when the homeowner is facing foreclosure. Many lenders will agree to accept the proceeds of a short sale and forgive the rest of what is owed on the mortgage when the owner cannot make the mortgage payments. By accepting a shor...
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[
n] - sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
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When a trader borrows shares from a brokerage, sells them, then buys them back when the stock is cheaper, returning them to the broker and pocketing the difference (the profit); used when you think a stocks price is going to decrease. For example, ABC is at $10. You borrow 100 shares and sell them for $1,000. The price goes down to $9. You buy 10...
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short selling noun sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
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- Sale of an item before it is purchased. A person entering into a short sale believes the price of the item will decline between the date of the short sale and the date he or she must purchase the item to deliver the item under the terms of the short sale.
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The sale of shares of a security that the seller does not own. Such sales are made in anticipation of a decline in the price of the security to enable the seller to cover the sale with a purchase at a later date, at a lower price, and thus at a profit. Securities and Exchange Commission rules allow investors to sell short only when a stock price is...
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A short sale typically has two meanings. In real estate, it means selling a house for less than the outstanding mortgage. In investing, a short sale is a strategy in which an investor takes a short position in borrowed shares, expecting the market price to decline before maturity to realize a profit.
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