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Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Net balance of term sales in transactions with delayed delivery in currency, stocks, securities, or commodities markets. An individual has a short position in a good when he thinks that its price will fall in the future and he therefore sells today at a high price with future delivery in mind.

CONT

In foreign exchange operations, short positions arise when the amount of a given currency sold is greater than the amount purchased.

OBS

Definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Position de change nette d'une entité dont les ventes de devises ont dépassé les achats.

OBS

On parle également de position courte dans le cas d'une position de taux d'intérêt d'un établissement de crédit dont le montant nominal des emprunts est supérieur aux prêts pour une même échéance et dans une même monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Saldo neto de venta a plazo en transacciones con entrega aplazada en los mercados de divisas, valores o materias primas. Una persona tiene una posición corta en un bien cuando piensa que su precio va a bajar en el futuro. Vende hoy a precio alto para entrega futura.

OBS

posición corta: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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