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Shorting against the box
A Short sale of a security which the seller does Own but does not want to Close out his/her Position in, for Tax or other reasons. also called selling short Against the box .
Related Terms: 14
Against the box , Call , CLO , Close , Close out , ECU , Own , Position , SEC , Sell , Selling short , Selling short against the box , Short , Tax
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Allowance for depreciation ,
Accrual of discount ,
After-tax basis ,
Agency security ,
Amortization of premium ,
Asset-backed security ,
All or any part ,
At call ,
Accumulated earnings tax ,
All-risks coverage ,
Add-on service ,
Abstract of title ,
Action to quiet title ,
As is ,
Assignment to creditors ,
Attorney in fact ,
Assignment of mortgage ,
A shares ,
At the money ,
After-tax contributions ,
Across the board ,
Additional paid-in capital ,
Abusive tax shelter ,
After-tax ,
Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Against the box ,
At the bell ,
At the close ,
At the figure ,
At the full ,
At the market ,
At the opening order ,
Away from the market ,
Below the line ,
Books of final entry ,
Books of original entry ,
Banking Act of 1933 ,
Bid-to-cover ratio ,
Book-entry security ,
Bureau of Public Debt ,
Brought over the wall ,
Buying on margin ,
Buy on close ,
Buy on opening ,
Buy the book ,
Balance of payments ,
Board of Governors ,
Breaking the syndicate ,
Bill of exchange ,
Bill of sale ,
Breach of trust ,
By the book ,
Bailing out ,
B shares ,
Box spread ,
Before-tax income ,
Break-even tax rate ,
Breadth-of-market theory ,
Beat the gun ,
Cost Of Goods Sold ,
Cost of sales ,
Cabinet security ,
Call ,
Call date ,
Called away ,
Called bond ,
Call price ,
Call protection ,
Call risk ,
Certificate of Participation ,
CLO ,
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ,
Convertible security ,
Call money rate ,
Closed out ,
Code of procedure ,
Capitalization of income ,
Cost of Living Adjustment ,
Cost-of-living index ,
Council of Economic Advisers ,
Chasing the market ,
Cheapest to deliver ,
Chicago Board of Trade ,
Cost-of-living rider ,
Capital gains distribution ,
Certificate of stock ,
Cost of carry ,
Certificate of title ,
Contract for deed ,
Contract sale ,
Cancellation of debt ,
Cash-out refinancing ,
Certificate of Claim ,
Cost of debt capital ,
Cost of funds ,
Crowding out ,
C shares ,
Call option ,
Call ratio backspread ,
Call swaption ,
Class of options ,
Close to the money ,
Covered call ,
Cash Against Documents ,
Certificate of Occupancy ,
Cloud on title ,
Cash or Deferred Arrangement ,
Cash sale ,
Class A Shares ,
Class B Shares ,
Crash of 1929 ,
Crash of 1987 ,
Capital gains tax ,
Consolidated tax return ,
Coefficient of determination ,
Certificate of delivery ,
Close ,
Close a position ,
Close market ,
Close out ,
Cornering the market ,
Curbs in ,
Curbs out ,
Deferred tax ,
Deposit in transit ,
Date of issue ,
Date of payment ,
Digested security ,
Droplock security ,
Division of Enforcement ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Division of Market Regulation ,
Do Not Reduce ,
Date of record ,
Dividend in arrears ,
Desk (the) ,
Division of labor ,
Derivative security ,
Doing business as ,
Durable Power of Attorney ,
Date of maturity ,
Debtor in possession ,
Debtor-in-possession financing ,
Deed of Release ,
Deed of Trust ,
Discharge of bankruptcy ,
Discharge of lien ,
Due-on-sale clause ,
Deep in the money ,
Deep out of the money ,
Deed of Surrender ,
Department of Housing and Urban Development ,
Distressed security ,
Dogs of the Dow ,
Depth of market ,
Eurodollar certificate of deposit ,
Escrowed to maturity ,
Exchangeable security ,
Exempt security ,
Either-or order ,
ECU ,
E-mini ,
Exchange against actuals ,
Exchange for futures ,
Exchange for physical ,
Exchange of spot ,
Effective tax rate ,
Ex-all ,
Estate tax ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ,
Earned income tax credit ,
Estimated tax ,
Excess profits tax ,
Excise tax ,
First In First Out ,
First call date ,
Flight to quality ,
Flow of funds ,
Federal Call ,
Fill or kill ,
Front-ending an order ,
Forward P/E ,
Factors of production ,
Favorable balance of trade ,
Fee-for-service ,
Form S-1 ,
Floating security ,
Forward sale ,
Family of funds ,
Fund of funds ,
Free right of exchange ,
Federal Tax Identification Number ,
Federal tax lien ,
Flat tax ,
Franchise tax ,
Graduated security ,
G-7 ,
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ,
G-8 ,
Group sale ,
Gather in the stops ,
Gift tax ,
Going short ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 ,
Hit the bid ,
House call ,
House of issue ,
Holder in due course ,
Hang out loan ,
Home equity line of credit ,
Hidden tax ,
Hammering the market ,
Held at the opening ,
Holding the market ,
In escrow ,
Inflation-indexed security ,
Investment security ,
In-house ,
Investment Advisor Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
In line ,
Insider Trading sanctions Act of 1984 ,
Internal Rate of Return ,
Indication of interest ,
In intestacy ,
In play ,
In-process research and development ,
I/O strip ,
Inheritance tax ,
In-service withdrawal ,
Individual tax return ,
Imbalance of orders ,
In and out ,
In sympathy ,
In the tank ,
Jumping the gun ,
Joint tax return ,
Knock-out option ,
Last In First Out ,
Lender of last resort ,
Law of one price ,
Letter security ,
Long position ,
Lending at a rate ,
Limit-on-close order ,
Law of demand ,
Law of supply ,
Letter of comment ,
Line of credit ,
Loan-to-cost ,
Loan-to-value ,
Lock-in ,
Leading the market ,
Locked in ,
Long-term gain or loss ,
Luxury tax ,
Last sale ,
Level I quotes ,
Marketable security ,
Mortgage-backed security ,
Mortgage pass-through security ,
Maintenance call ,
Make a market ,
Margin call ,
Market on close order ,
Mark-to-market ,
Medium of exchange ,
Marginal propensity to consume ,
Money at call ,
Negotiable certificate of deposit ,
Negotiable Order of Withdrawal ,
Negotiable security ,
Notice of Sale ,
National Association of Securities Dealers ,
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system ,
No limit order ,
No quote ,
No-Fault ,
No-Action Letter ,
No-lien affidavit ,
Notice of Default ,
No-load ,
Non-resident alien tax ,
Naked call ,
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ,
No-load stock ,
Naked position ,
Net position ,
No book ,
Off the books ,
Other current assets ,
Other long term liabilities ,
Office of Thrift Supervision ,
Out-of-favor ,
Over-the-Counter ,
On-floor order ,
On margin ,
Or better ,
Other income ,
Opinion of title ,
On account ,
On-the-spot loan ,
Out of the money ,
Own ,
On-balance volume ,
Odd lot buy/sell ratio ,
On close ,
On open ,
On the opening ,
Open position ,
Pooling of interests ,
Pre-tax profit margin ,
Payment-in-kind security ,
Price Value of a Basis Point ,
Provisional call feature ,
Payment for order flow ,
Position ,
P&L ,
Provision for income taxes ,
Position trader ,
Power of Attorney ,
Preforeclosure sale ,
Prioritization of debt ,
Position limit ,
Property tax ,
Paid-in capital ,
Paid-in surplus ,
Private Investment in Public Equity ,
Preservation of capital ,
Progressive tax ,
Proportional tax ,
Painting the tape ,
Priced out ,
Put/call ratio ,
Return of capital ,
Return on Capital ,
Return on Invested Capital ,
Return on Total Assets ,
Registered security ,
Residual security ,
Restricted security ,
Reading the tape ,
Receive against payment ,
Regulation D ,
Regulation G ,
Regulation T ,
Regulation U ,
Round of funding ,
Rules of Fair Practice ,
Rate of exchange ,
Reciprocal of European terms ,
Regulation A ,
Right of first refusal ,
Right of rescission ,
Right to Know ,
Revolving line of credit ,
Right of recourse ,
Rule of 78 ,
Right of redemption ,
Retirement Equity Act of 1984 ,
Regressive tax ,
Return on Capital Employed ,
Rate of return ,
Real rate of return ,
SEC filing ,
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ,
SG&A ,
Short-term reserves ,
Sight letter of credit ,
S&L ,
SEC ,
Sell ,
Selling flat ,
Short bond ,
Short-term ,
Stamped security ,
SEC fee ,
Segregation of securities ,
Selling group ,
Sell limit order ,
Sell order ,
Sell plus ,
Sell-side analyst ,
Sell the book ,
Standard of living ,
Selling hedge ,
Short hedge ,
Second-to-die insurance ,
Short interest ,
Short interest ratio ,
Severally but not jointly ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Sale and leaseback ,
Satisfaction of debt ,
Security interest ,
Security loan ,
Seller financing ,
Senior security ,
Staggered board of directors ,
Selling the spread ,
Short leg ,
Short market value ,
Short straddle ,
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ,
Social Security ,
Social Security Tax ,
Security analysis ,
Selling short ,
Selling short against the box ,
Short ,
Short cover ,
Shorting against the box ,
Short position ,
Short purchase ,
Short sale rule ,
Short squeeze ,
Sales tax ,
S Corporation ,
Self-employment tax ,
Separate tax returns ,
Short-term gain or loss ,
Sin tax ,
Subchapter S Corporation ,
Schedule C ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Seek a market ,
Short swing profits ,
Short swing rules ,
S&P phenomenon ,
Stopped out ,
Tax anticipation note ,
Tax-exempt bond ,
Tax renevue anticipation note ,
T-Bill ,
Term to maturity ,
Treasury Inflation-Protected Security ,
Trust-preferred security ,
Take a position ,
Trailing P/E ,
Tax haven ,
Tax ,
Tax schedule ,
Tenancy by the entirety ,
Truth in Lending ,
Tax-free bond fund ,
Tax-managed fund ,
Tax lien ,
Tax roll ,
Transfer tax ,
Tax deferral ,
Tax-deferred ,
The Street ,
Timing the market ,
Tax-advantaged ,
Tax audit ,
Tax base ,
Tax basis ,
Tax bracket ,
Tax-deductible ,
Tax deduction ,
Tax-efficient ,
Tax evasion ,
Tax-exempt ,
Tax identification number ,
Tax loss carryback ,
Tax loss carryforward ,
Tax lot ,
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ,
Tax planning ,
Tax preference item ,
Tax Reform Act of 1986 ,
Tax Reform Act of 1993 ,
Tax return ,
Tax sale ,
Tax shelter ,
Tax shield ,
Tax swap ,
Tax tables ,
Top out ,
Take a bath ,
U.S. Government Agency Security ,
U.S. Savings Bond ,
U.S. Treasury ,
U.S. Treasury Bill ,
U.S. Treasury Bond ,
U.S. Treasury Note ,
U.S. Treasury Securities ,
Unlimited tax bond ,
Underlying security ,
Uncovered call ,
Unified Tax Credit ,
Unit of trade ,
Unit of trading ,
Value Added Tax ,
Waiver of premium ,
W-2 Form ,
Wash sale rule ,
W formation ,
When, as, and if issued ,
X or XD ,
Year-To-Date ,
Yield to call ,
Yield to maturity ,
Yield to worst ,
Y shares