Short Covering
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Short Coverings
- possessive
- Short Covering's
- pluralpossessive
- Short Coverings'