short position

noun

A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will decrease in value.

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Meanings

nounshort position (plural short positions)

plural short positions

  1. businessA financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will decrease in value.

    Among the bets the Pure Alpha fund placed last year were long positions in Treasury bonds, the Japanese yen, and gold, and short positions in the euro and European sovereign debt.

    2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN

Translations

Bulgarian къса позиция
  • къса позиция (kăsa pozicija)Translations
Czech krátká pozice
  • krátká poziceTranslations
Polish pozycja krótka
  • pozycja krótkaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

short position. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20position

MLA

“short position.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20position. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short position,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20position.

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