Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,917,077,858 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

short sale
(redirected from Short-selling)

   Also found in: Legal, Financial, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
short sale
n.
The sale of a security that one does not own but has borrowed in anticipation of making a profit by paying for it after its price has fallen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.short sale - sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
trading - buying or selling securities or commodities


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
KUALA LUMPUR: Islamic short-selling would help develop Sharia capital markets, Malaysia's stock exchange chief said on Thursday, defending plans for a controversial platform it hopes will improve market liquidity.
t have any power or legal authority to regulate or stop short-selling, naked or otherwise.
The legislation aims to provide certainty to markets beyond the expiry of parts of a temporary ban on all short-selling imposed in September.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.