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Borrowed stock

Stock in a Short sale, which the Short seller takes on Loan from his/her Broker and then sells in the Open market. The Risk involved in such a strategy is that the price of the Borrowed stock might rise in the Market, and the Short seller may have to Buy the stock at a higher price than he/she had sold it, taking a loss on the Trade.

Related Terms: 14 Buy, Broker, Borrow, Borrowed stock, High, Loan, Market, Owe, Open, Open market, Risk, Sell, Short, Trade
Other Related Pages: Category: Trading Starting With: B
Additional Related Terms: 10-K, 52-week high, 19c3 stock, Adjustable rate, Accrual of discount, Accrued market discount, American Stock Exchange, Amortization of premium, Asked price, Asking price