short position
short position. The position of an investor who borrowed stock to make a short sale but has not yet purchased the stock to repay the lender. See short sale under SALE.
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composition of matter
composition of matter. Patents. One of the five types of patentable statutory subject matter, consisting of com-binations of natural elements whether resulting from chemical union or from mechanical mixture, and whether the substances are gases, fluids, powders, or solids. • This classification includes chemical compounds such as drugs and fuels, physical products such as plastics
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net position
net position. 1. The difference between long and short contracts held by a securities or commodities trader. 2. The amount gained or lost because of a change in the value of a stock or commodity.
composition of matter
Patents. One of the five types of patentable statutory subject matter, consisting of com-binations of natural elements whether resulting from chemical union or from mechanical mixture, and whether the substances are gases, fluids, powders, or solids. • This classification includes chemical compounds such as drugs and fuels, physical products such as plastics and particleboard, and
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call equivalent position
call equivalent position. Securities. A security position that increases in value as the value of the underlying equity increases. • It includes a long convertible security, a long call option, and a short put option. SEC Rule 16a-1(b) (17 CFR § 240.16a-1(b)). [Cases: Securities Regulation 5.25(3). C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 28–29.]
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short
short, adj. 1. Not holding at the time of sale the security or commodity that is being sold in anticipation of a fall in price (the trader was short at the market’s close). 2. Of or relating to a sale of securities or commodities not in the seller’s possession at the time of sale (a
court reporter
court reporter. 1. A person who records testimony, stenographically or by electronic or other means, and, when requested, prepares a transcript (the deposition could not start until the court reporter arrived). — Also termed (in BrE) official shorthand writer. Cf. court recorder under RECORDER. [Cases: Courts 57; Trial 23. C.J.S. Stenographers §§ 2–21; Trial§ 96.]
sidebar comment
sidebar comment. An unnecessary, often argumentative remark made by an attorney or witness, esp. during a trial or deposition. — Often shortened to sidebar. — Also termed sidebar remark. [Cases: Trial 113. C.J.S. Trial § 318.]
pretrial conference
pretrial conference. An informal meeting at which opposing attorneys confer, usu. with the judge, to work toward the disposition of the case by discussing matters of evidence and narrowing the issues that will be tried. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16; Fed. R. Crim. P. 17. 1. • The conference takes place shortly before trial
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regiam majestatem
Regiam Majestatem (ree-jee-[schwa]m maj-[schwa]-stay-t[schwa]m). [Latin “the (books of the) Royal Majesty”] Scots law. An ancient collection of Scottish laws, so called from its opening words. • The four-book collection is generally believed to be genuine, although its origins are widely disputed. It was partly copied from Glanville’s treatise De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae, as appears