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| − | Short | + | What Does Short (or Short Position) Mean? |
| + | 1. The sale of a borrowed security, commodity or currency with the expectation that the asset will fall in value. | ||
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| + | 2. In the context of options, it is the sale (also known as "writing") of an options contract. | ||
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| + | Opposite of [[Long|Long]] (or long position)". | ||
[[Category:finance]] | [[Category:finance]] | ||
[[Category:Financial Options]] | [[Category:Financial Options]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 27 August 2020
What Does Short (or Short Position) Mean? 1. The sale of a borrowed security, commodity or currency with the expectation that the asset will fall in value.
2. In the context of options, it is the sale (also known as "writing") of an options contract.
Opposite of Long (or long position)".
