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Short Term Debt: Financing used to secure cash for accounts payable and inventory.

Short Sale: Number of shares of a security that investors have sold short divided by average daily volume of the security (measured over 30 days or 90 days). There are various interpretations of this ra . . . View Full Definition

Short Ratio(Or Short Interest Ratio): Occurs when a person sells stocks he or she does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make 'good delivery' to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought back to cl . . . View Full Definition

Short Rack: A pinsetter malfunction whereby it sets up fewer than the full ten pins.

Short Selling: Selling a security that the seller does not own but is committed to repurchasing eventually. It is used to capitalize on an expected decline in the security's price.

Short Settlement: Establishing a market position by selling a security one does not own in anticipation of the price of that security falling.

Short Squeeze: Trade settlement made prior to the standard five-day period due to customer request.

Short Side: The side of the goal cage where the goaltender is playing; so called because there's a smaller area to shoot at on that side.

Short Position: If you sell stock short and have not yet repurchased shares to replace the ones you borrowed, you are said to have a short position in that stock. Similarly, if you sell an options contract . . . View Full Definition

Short Pin: A rolling pin that doesn't quite knock down a pin that's standing.