short-dated
Britishadjective
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Investors fear that perps may lure retail investors away from short-dated options and other adrenaline-fueled bets that have been a key revenue driver for the traditional exchanges in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The lender’s small short-dated negative gap—where funding costs reset faster than loan yields—could help cushion interest-rate weakness, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
One consequence of that backdrop is that yields on short-dated government debt, like the 2-year Treasury note, will be “extremely volatile,” Hu said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Users who trade short-dated options in particular, or boom-and-bust options that expire in just days or even hours, have taken to prediction markets, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The answer must be that the promise may have taken some time to be fully liquidated, but that the immediate or short-dated payment was great.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
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