Short position

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Short position

If you sell stock short and have not yet repurchased shares to replace the ones you borrowed, you are said to have a short position in that stock.

Similarly, if you sell an options contract that commits you to meet the terms of the contract at some date in the future if the option is exercised, you have a short position in that contract.

Financial News: short-position

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By Deron Wagner
With the S&P in limbo, here are two ETFs that let you cover breakouts up, or down.
12/4/09 3:03PM
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By PR Newswire
Third quarter included new branch opening, with plans for a fourth progressing
12/4/09 1:21PM
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By Howard Simons
12/4/09 12:44PM
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By L.A. Little, Senior Contributor
The buying opportunity is in the short-term time frame.
12/4/09 12:39PM
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By Eric Rosenbaum
Solar stocks were climbing higher on Friday morning -- as a sector upgrade, the end to a lawsuit between two competitors and a positive jobs report in the U.S. trigger buying in the momentum sector, but momentum shifts quickly in solar.
12/4/09 12:34PM
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By Eric Rosenbaum
Warren Buffett isn't the only big story in railroads. The freight car equipment makers are seeing big gains on Friday morning.
12/4/09 12:32PM
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By Don Dion
How you play the market in light of the labor figures depends on your longer-term outlook.
12/4/09 12:25PM
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By Scott Rothbort
With the spotlight on day-traders, it's easy to lose sight of the natural statistical nature of the markets.
12/4/09 12:23PM
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By Jim Cramer
As hedge funds unwind their positions to take profits, here's what you can do.
12/4/09 12:13PM
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By PR Newswire
12/4/09 11:45AM
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