1) The market position of a futures contract seller whose sale obligates him to deliver the commodity unless he liquidates his contract by an offsetting purchase. 2) A trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases. 3) The holder of a' SHORT' position. 4) In the options market, the position of the seller of a call or a put option. The short in the options market is obliged to take a futures position if he is assigned for exercise. Opposite of long.
Barry Goldsmith
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