Short covering


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Short covering

Used in the context of general equities. Actual purchase of securities by a short seller to replace those borrowed at the time of a short sale.

Short Cover

The act of buying a security one has previously sold short in order to close a position. In order to make a profit on a short cover, one must buy the security at a price less than the price at which one sold it. It is also simply called a cover.
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