short interest
–noun Finance. | the total amount by which a single seller or all sellers are short in a particular stock or commodity or in the market as a whole. |
Origin: 1885–90, Americanism
short account
n. The account of one that sells short. See short interest.
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short interest
n. The total number of stocks, securities, or commodity shares in an account or in the market generally that have been sold short and not yet repurchased. Also called short account, short position. |
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Financial Dictionary
short interest
- The number of shares of a particular stock that have been sold but have not yet been repurchased. Many analysts consider a large short position in a given stock bullish, because it represents future demand for the security as purchases are made to replace borrowed certificates. See also cushion theory.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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