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short–swing profit — n: a profit made by a corporate insider who purchases stock and sells it or sells stock and purchases it within a prescribed period ◇ Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that a corporation may recover short swing profits … Law dictionary
Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
Short position — Occurs when a person sells stocks he or she 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. This technique is used when an… … Financial and business terms
short position — Occurs when a person sells stocks he or she does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make good delivery to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought back to close out the transaction. This technique is used when an… … Financial and business terms
short position — A short position may be created when an investor borrows a stock in order to sell it, figuring the price of the stock will decline. The investor is in a short position until he purchases stock to repay the lender. See short sale … Black's law dictionary
short interest theory — The theory that a large interest in short positions in stocks will precede a rise in the market prices, because the short positions must eventually be covered by purchases of the stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Short term sales — Any short term purchase covering a time period of 2 years or less. Purchases from intrastate pipelines pursuant to Section 311(b) of the NGPA of 1978 are classified as short term sales, regardless of the stated contract term. U.S. Dept. of… … Energy terms
short covering — Finance. purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities. * * * … Universalium
short covering — /ˈʃɔt kʌvərɪŋ/ (say shawt kuvuhring) noun purchases made to provide for sales already made without possessing the commodities or stocks sold …
Naked short selling — Schematic representation of naked short selling in two steps. The short seller sells shares without owning them. He then purchases and delivers the shares for a different market price. If the short seller cannot afford the shares in the second… … Wikipedia
