Definitions for "short coupon"
Keywords:  coupon, six, month, bond, less
A bond interest payment covering less than the usual six-month period, often the bonds first coupon.
A bond payment covering less than six-months' interest, because the original issue date is less than six months from the first scheduled interest payment. A bond with a short time to maturity, usually two years or less.
bond interest payment covering less than the usual six-month period, often the bond's first coupon.
Keywords:  delivery, buying, return, stock, sale
Buying stock to return stock previously borrowed to make delivery on a short sale.