A net short position means an investor has more short than long positions in their portfolio. Get a clear definition and an example of net short strategies in action.

The most notable of these was in S&P 500 futures. Whereas this past summer saw positioning shift to the most net short levels in over a decade. The small-cap Russell 2000 still remains deep in net ...

While the "Funds" are still net short on grains, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says, but the margin that they are short is shrinking, which indicates some optimism about market prices. The Funds ...

PARIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Non-commercial market participants further increased their net short position in Euronext's milling wheat futures and options in the week to Nov. 24, data published by ...

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Speculators reduced their net short dollar positions in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Large speculators increased their net short position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Oct. 31, regulatory data released on Friday showed. The Commodity Futures ...

Credit Default Swaps (CDS) are instruments that enable holders of bonds and loans to hedge their credit risk by purchasing protection against a default by the issuer/borrower on such instruments, and ...