Short position - a short position (in relation to a particular currency). An open position at which amount of the currency sold exceeds the amount of the same currency bought.

One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who had not yet closed this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.

(1) A position in a customer's account in which the customer either owes the firm securities or has some other obligation to meet. (2) Any position on the firm's security records having a credit balance.

selling options or other financial instruments, including those one does not actually possess, expecting to buy them later at a lower price to cover the sale.

Position resulting from short selling which has not yet been covered. see also long position, buyback, cost of carry, mixed account, net position, offset, opening sale, short, short squeeze, short straddle.

A position resulting from the sale of a base currency.

A book-based system term, referring to a negative balance incurred by a customer in their ledger position; usually the result of a rejected deposit or an on-line adjustment.

An excess of sales over purchases of a relevant commodity, currency or investment instrument. (Opposite of Long Position).

An investor who has sold a security without owning it has a short position in it.... more on: Short position

Selling a currency in which you anticipate a decline in value. At a lower price, you cover your short by buying it back. When the base currency is sold, the second currency in the pair is purchased.

Selling a stock, borrowed from the clearing firm used by your broker, with the intention of buying it at a lower price than you sold it. The purchased stock is used to return the borrowed shares.

Selling a currency in which you have no position in anticipation of it falling in value. At that point you will be able to "cover" your short by buying back the currency at a lower price. (If physical delivery of the currency is involved, the short seller will need to borrow the currency in order to make the delivery to the buyer). In foreign exchange, when the base currency in the pair is sold, the position is said to be short in that currency. It is understood that when the base currency in the pair is 'short', the second currency will be 'long'.

Selling an asset which the trader does not actually own in the anticipation of a decrease in price when it can be bought back more cheaply.

Indicates obligation. In the futures, the short has sold the commodity for future delivery. In the options, the short has sold the call or the put, and is obliged to take a futures position if he is assigned for exercise.

A trading participant enters into a short position by selling a contract.

a bet on a future downturn in the market, and the latest JP Morgan client survey held some hints as to why investors sought to take such positions

a bet that a currency will decline

an investment made to profit from a falling share price

an obligation to sell

A position taken by an investor or trader to profit from falling asset prices.

To go short or sell short means to sell a security not owned by the seller in anticipation of subsequently purchasing an identical security at a lower price. In a foreign exchange transaction, a short is a negative net exchange position (c.f. long position).

An Open Position that results from the sale of the base Currency.

A person in the market who has more trades sold than bought as a result of short selling.

Investors sell securities in the hope that they will decrease in value and can be bought at a later date for profit.

If you sell share short and have not yet repurchased shares to replace the ones you borrowed, you are said to have a short position in that share. Similarly, if you buy a futures contract that commits you to sell a commodity at a specific price at some date in the future, you have a short position in that commodity.

To sell a currency without actually owning it, and to hold a short position with expectations that the price will decrease so that it can be bought back later at a profit.

Selling shares that are not owned by the individual in hope of being able to buy them back at a cheaper rate.

A position in which a particular asset (such as a spot or forward currency) has been sold.

A short position occurs when an individual investor sells a security they do not own. For example, a seller of 1,000 shares of stock is said to be "short the stock". Also referred to as "short".

An investor’s position where the number of contracts sold exceeds the number of contracts bought. The person is a net seller.

Situation that arises when securities that are not owned are sold.

A trading inventory position reflecting a sale by a broker-dealer of securities that it did not own at the time of sale.  See:  SHORT SALE.

a position that increases in value if the value of the underlying instrument or market price decreases in value.

When one sells a currency, their position is short.

Situation in which an investor owes securities, commodities,or contracts. If prices fall, investors stand to make a profit. Opposite of long position.

A position created by an investor selling the stock not actually owned (i.e. borrowed from a broker) with an intention to repurchase the same stock on an open market on a later date, at a lower price (see also "Short Selling" below).

A position taken by an investor anticipating a fall in the price of an asset.

In foreign exchange, when a currency pair is sold, the position is said to be short. It is understood that the primary currency in the pair is 'short', and the secondary currency is 'long'.

In the cash market, a sale of securities not owned. The securities sold are borrowed. In the futures market, the sale of a futures contract with no offsetting long position. In the options market, the sale of an option with no offsetting long position.

position which in theory will increase in value if the underlying price falls. Opposite of a long position.

Opposite of long position--a bet that prices will fall. For example, a short position in a stock will benefit from the stock price falling.

When stocks get sold prior to owning them.

A position where the trader has sold (borrowed) shares with the expectation that the price will go down. Note that you do not have to own the shares to put in a short sell order. The idea is to buy-back the shares later at a lower price and make a profit. Most brokers require a "margin account" be opened before the trader is allowed to short. The shares may not always be available for shorting from a given broker, so the trader may have to shop around to find the shares to borrow for the transaction. Shorting can be quite risky, especially if the positions are carried overnight. Theoretically, the price can go up indefinitely resulting in unlimited losses. It is always prudent to trade with stop-buy orders in such a position.

A trader sells something he doesn't have, with a view to buying it cheaper at a later date. futures/options/swaps

Position resulting from a short selling strategy.

One who has sold futures contracts or plans to sell a cash commodity. Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position.

An investment position that benefits from a decline in market price.

A position that benefits from a decline in market prices.

Stocks, options, or futures contracts sold short and not covered as of a particular date. On the NYSE, a tabulation is issued once a month listing all issues on the Exchange in which there was a short position of 5,000 or more shares and issues in which the short position had changed by 2,000 or more shares in the preceding month. Short position also means the total amount of stock an individual has sold short and has not covered, as of a particular date.

Occurs when a person sells stocks s/he does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make "good delivery" to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought to close out the transaction. Technique is used when an investor believes the stock price is going down.

The situation of an investor who has sold securities or commodities without actually owning them, on the expectation that the price of these securities or commodities will fall. A short position must eventually be covered by an offsetting purchase of the securities or commodities sold. Opposite: Long position. Français: Position "short" Español: Posición corta

When purchases of a relevant commodity, currency or investment instrument are exceeded by sales.

An excess of sales over purchases of a relevant commodity, currency or investment instrument (As opposed to Long Position).

In futures, the short has sold the commodity or security for future delivery; in options, the short has sold the call or the put and is obligated to take a futures position if he or she is assigned for exercise

Selling a stock by borrowing shares owned by your broker and buying them at a later date on the belief that the price will fall.

A trader in securities is said to have established a short position when the sales made by the trader exceed holdings, i.e. the trader is selling securities that he or she does not possess. This is done in anticipation that the market will fall so that those securities sold short can be covered (i.e. bought) at a lower price.

This occurs when a person sells stock that they do not yet own. These shares are usually borrowed from a broker to hand over to the buyer and then bought to give back to the broker. The techniques is usually used when the seller thinks that the market price will fall

Stock shares that an individual has sold short and has not yet covered, as of a particular date. See: Close A Position; Long Position; Selling Short

When an entity sells a traded asset, currency or derivative with the view of buying back the same amount of said asset, currency or derivative at a lower price. In corporate treasury terms, this refers to a situation where a company has an excess of expenditure in a currency. See long position.

Refers to trades that are bearish in nature. They have a negative market bias. Short position can be the actual short sale of a security, derivative, the sale of a call or the purchase of a put.

Having sold short, but not yet covered. A short position is entered with the aim of profiting from a price decline.

Position where profits are made by a decrease in price.

The amount of stock that an individual has sold and is not owned or a position wherein a person's interest in a particular series of options is as a net writer (i.e., the number of contracts sold exceeds the number of contracts bought).

The position that results from short selling that has not yet been covered. Often defined in terms of the number of stocks that are sold short.

To Sell or hold a sale of any financial instrument.

When a currency pair is sold, the position is said to be short in foreign exchanges.

A contract to sell securities, commodities or currencies at a future date and at a prearranged price. At the expiry date, if the spot price is below the contract price, the holder of the contract will make a profit and if the spot price is above the contract price, then there is the potential to make a huge loss.

A position which is held in a security where the expectation that prices will fall and profit arises at the buying back of the security at a lower price. The opposite of a long position.

A shortage of assets in a particular currency. See short sale

Sale of a security not owned by the seller to take advantage of an anticipated decline in the price.

a borrowed equity stake in a stock