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Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms
Offset
Definition 1.
1. To liquidate a futures position by entering an equivalent, but opposite, transaction. 2. To offset an initial purchase, a sale is made; to offset an initial sale, a purchase is made.
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Definition 2.
Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. Related: Liquidation.
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Definition 3.
Elimination or reduction of a current long or short position by making an opposite transaction of the same security. also called close out or even up.
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