Buying shares, previously sold short, in order to deliver them to the new owner.
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
The purchasing of gas contracts to offset currently held short positions. The market participants are buying gas contracts to satisfy the contracts previously sold. A high daily volume of trades that results in a reduction of the total open interest is evidence short covering is occurring.
The action taken by a trader or investor to buy securities previously sold short in order to deliver them and thereby close out a short position.
Trades that reverse, or close out, short-sale positions.
Buying by shorts to liquidate existing positions.
Buying to unwind a short position of a particular currency pair
Buying securities to clear borrowed ones and flatten position.
The act of buying back a commodity, security or opposing futures contract to close out a short position
The process of buying back stock that has already been sold short.
The buying of futures/options in order to offset a short position. Generally referred to when traders are taking a profit or trying to control losses.
Buying stock to return stock previously borrowed to make delivery on a short sale.
Purchasing futures to offset a short position.
This is the closing of a short position. In this transaction an investor buys a stock and returns it to his broker for the borrowed stock.
The closure of short positions.
The purchase of stock or commodities by a short seller to close or complete a transact
Buying stock in order to close out, or cover, a position previously created by a short sale. See: Close A Position; Covering Short; Selling Short
Buying to unwind a shortage of a particular currency or asset.