Energy terms . 2014.
Short term sales — Any short term purchase covering a time period of 2 years or less. Purchases from intrastate pipelines pursuant to Section 311(b) of the NGPA of 1978 are classified as short term sales, regardless of the stated contract term. U.S. Dept. of… … Energy 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
term — The period of time during which a contract is in force. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. term term 1 [tɜːm ǁ tɜːrm] noun 1. [countable] a word or expression that has a particular meaning, especially in a technical or scientific subject:… … Financial and business terms
Term Federal Funds — Balances purchased in Federal Reserve accounts for more than a single day. Term federal funds usually have a maximum term of 90 days. Banks purchase these funds when their borrowing needs will last for several days. Banks also purchase term… … Investment dictionary
Term Repurchase Agreement — Under a term repurchase agreement, a bank will agree to buy securities from a dealer and then resell them a short time later at a preset price. The difference between the purchase and sale prices represents the interest paid for the agreement.… … Investment dictionary
Short swing — A short swing rule restricts officers and insiders from making short term profits at the expense of the firm. The rule means that if an officer of a publicly traded company sells stock at a price higher than a subsequent purchase during a given… … Wikipedia
Short-Swing Profit Rule — A Securities Exchange Commission regulation that requires company insiders to return any profits made from the purchase and sale of company stock if both transactions occur within a six month period. A company insider, as determined by the rule,… … Investment dictionary
Term life insurance — or term assurance is life insurance which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant term. After that period expires coverage at the previous rate of premiums is no longer guaranteed and the client… … Wikipedia
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
short — 1. n. a small drink of hard liquor or of beer. □ One short, bartender. □ I’ll have a short and a pack of cigarettes. 2. mod. having to do with a single drink of undiluted liquor. □ I’ll take mine short, innkeeper … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
