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Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
short sale against the box
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short sale against the box — A short sale where the investor owns enough shares of the security involved to cover the borrowed securities, if necessary. The box referred to is the hypothetical safe deposit box in which the certificates are kept. A short sale against the box… … Black's law dictionary
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sale against the box — A short sale of stock by one who owns shares of the same stock. If the stock declines, the seller can cover at a profit; if it increases in value, he can avoid loss by delivering the shares which he owns. Du Pont v Commissioner (CA3) 110 F2d 641 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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short against the box — A short sale of a stock is where the seller actually owns the stock, but does not want to close out the position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
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Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
