Squeeze

A market situation in which the lack of supplies tends to force shorts to cover their positions by offset at higher prices.

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Short-squeezed
If the broker runs out of shares to borrow at any time while a short contract is open, the investor is short-squeezed and is forced to close out the position immediately even if not ready to do so.

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Open (good-til-cancelled) order

An individual investor can place an order to buy or sell a security. That open order stays active until it is completed or the investor cancels it.


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