going short
Definition
Selling a share, bond, or commodity before actually buying it. This normally happens when an investor or dealer believes the price of the item (on the date of its delivery to the buyer) will be lower than its current price. He or she expects to make a profit by buying the item on or just before its delivery date. See also going long.
going short is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading, Currency Trading, Disaster Planning & Risk Management, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
going short appears in the definition of the following term: going long
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