Short squeeze is a rapid increase in the price of a stock that occurs when there is a lack of supply and an excess of demand for the stock. Short squeezes result when short sellers cover their positions on a stock. This can occur if the price has risen to a point where short sellers must make margin calls, or more loosely if short sellers simply d...
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When a lack of supply tends to force prices upward. In particular, when prices of a stock or commodity futures contracts start to move up sharply and many traders with short positions are forced to buy stocks or commodities in order to cover their positions and prevent (limit) losses. This sudden surge of buying leads to even higher prices, further...
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A situation in which a lack of supply tends to force prices upward.
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Trade settlement made prior to the standard five-day period due to customer request.
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Occurs when the price of a security rises sharply, causing many short sellers to buy the security to cover their positions and limit losses. That buying leads to even higher prices, increasing the losses of short sellers who haven't covered their positions. See 'Short Interest
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Situation in which those who are short cannot repurchase their contracts, except at a price... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/short-squeeze.htm?id=2221&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of short squeeze'>more</a>
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