short sale

American  

noun

1. an act or instance of selling short.

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Etymology

Origin of short sale

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Currently, a short seller must put 150% of the value of a short sale in a margin account, which includes the price of the sale and an additional 50% of the value.

From Barron's

Traders should get ready by selling stocks, either to raise cash to put to work later or via short sales that bring gains when prices fall.

From Barron's

In a statement, the SEC said Citadel Securities over a five-year period had incorrectly marked millions of orders, denoting short sales as long sales and vice versa.

From Reuters

The move, according to the bank's prime brokerage unit, was mainly led by short sales, meaning that hedge funds were speculating on a decline in energy stocks' prices.

From Reuters

It wrings its figurative hands over short sales that “do not appear to reflect the issuers’ financial status or general industry conditions.”

From Los Angeles Times