Term:
Short position
Definition:
Where a dealer in stocks or commodities is committed to sell more of them than he has available for sale. The Bank definition is (1) in relation to securities, any security sold but not then owned by the Bank and (2) in relation to futures and option contracts, any such contract sold by the Bank which has not expired, been exercised by a seller or canceled through the sale of such contract by the Bank.
Domain:
Finance
Source:
World Bank: Glossary of Finance and Debt