Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short position

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: short- -po-si-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

short positions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

long position

Questions

What does short position mean?: A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will decrease in value.

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