HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt ShortThe financial definition for Short:One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position. Related: Long. Similar MatchesDollar shortageDollar shortageResults when a nation importing US goods cannot pay for them without the aid of the United States. Going shortGoing shortSelling stock that an investor does not own by borrowing shares from a broker. The assumption is that the price will fall. The investor then buys (covers the short) the shares at a lower price than what they were sold for, recognizing the difference as a profit. Antithesis of going long. Member short sale ratioMember short sale ratioThe total shares sold short by NYSE members divided by total short sales, which is used to analyze market expectations and bullish or bearish trends. Further SuggestionsMember short sale ratioOdd lot short sale ratio Selling short against the box Short against the box Short Bias Short bonds Short book Click to compare definitions of Short Click to view definitions beginning sh |