Significados de short sterling en inglés

We have now moved from short sterling to long sterling, Fitzgerald said.

Having broadly been short sterling for five years, he has now gone long.

Hedge funds have a net short sterling position for the first time since November.

And short sterling interest rate futures are now pricing in a 25 basis point rate rise by December.

The net short sterling position rose to 13,121 contracts from 7,432 in the prior week.

Investors and traders are standing back as the vote nears, while the obvious " short sterling" trade is now crowded.

Hedge funds increased their net short sterling positions - bets that the pound will fall - to the highest level in nearly a year.

March short sterling settled up one tick at 95.38 and the June contract was up two ticks at 95.34.

Yet shorting sterling remains a risky play.

Short sterling and gilt futures initially fell on the headline figure and sterling rose against the dollar.

Short sterling interest rate futures are fully factoring in the first rise in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Short sterling contracts from 2015 onwards fell, suggesting investors were less confident interest rates would stay at record lows beyond that date.

Short sterling interest rate futures from June 2011 out were as much as 20 ticks up on the day.

Short sterling interest rate futures traders were busy on Tuesday ramping up expectations for an early UK interest rate hike, perhaps for later this year.

Short sterling futures enjoyed only a brief rally and by midsession were flat across most of the strip, and lower in contracts from 2015 onwards.

Short sterling interest rate futures gained around 4 ticks across the 2018 contracts, implying a shallower path of future interest rate hikes.