short-term — adj [usually before noun] continuing for only a short time, or relating only to the period that is not very far into the future ≠ ↑long term ▪ The treatment may bring short term benefits to AIDS sufferers. ▪ Most of the staff are on short term… … Dictionary of contemporary English
short-term — Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most … Financial and business terms
short-term — ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Short term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future. Investors weren t concerned about short term profits over the next few… … English dictionary
short-term — adjective (usually before noun) continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period that is not very far into the future: The treatment may bring short term benefits to Aids sufferers. | Most of the staff are on short term… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
short-term interest rates — Interest rates on loan contracts or debt instruments such as Treasury bills, bank certificates of deposit or commercial paper having maturities of less than one year. Often called money market rates. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Interest rates… … Financial and business terms
short-termism — short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most of the staff are on short term contracts. • We will continue to manufacture products to… … Financial and business terms
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
Contracts for differences — (CFD) A type of bilateral contract where the electric generation seller is paid a fixed amount over time which is a combination of the short term market price and an adjustment with the purchaser for the difference. For example, a generator may … Energy terms
term — n often attrib 1: a specified period of time the policy term 2: the whole period for which an estate is granted; also: the estate itself 3 a: the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised b … Law dictionary
Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities - LEAPS — Publicly traded options contracts with expiration dates that are longer than one year. Structurally, LEAPS are no different than short term options, but the later expiration dates offer the opportunity for long term investors to gain exposure to… … Investment dictionary
short — noun One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. verb Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Someone who… … Financial and business terms