short sale definition

short sale

Commodities trading: Selling a commodity for future delivery without actually possessing it at the time of sale.

Securities trading: Selling a borrowed security with the expectation of purchasing it at a lower price at the time of its return to the lender.

short sale is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.

short sale appears in the definitions of the following terms: stock index option, short squeeze, stock index futures and short position

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