unwind

unwind
unwind un‧wind [ʌnˈwaɪnd] verb unwound PTandPP [-ˈwaʊnd] FINANCE
1. unwind a long position to sell bonds, shares etc because you think their price will fall:

• Investors decided to unwind their money-losing long-term bond positions, using proceeds to buy short-term securities.

2. unwind a short position to obtain the bonds, shares etc that you borrowed to sell, and deliver them:

• When the market rose instead of falling, these speculators rushed to unwind their short positions.

— unwinding noun [uncountable] :

• the unwinding of some long, or overbought, dollar positions

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unwind UK US /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ verb (unwound, unwound)
► [T] FINANCE to sell shares, etc. that you bought expecting that their price would rise: »

Institutional investors caused prices to fall as they unwound positions that they took when they were betting on rising stock prices.

► [T] FINANCE to buy the shares, etc. that you borrowed expecting that their price would go down and that you now need to deliver: »

Traders unwound short positions, expecting gasoline would be lower this time of year.

► [I or T] to change or remove the effects of something: »

Financial markets believe that these imbalances can be unwound gradually, allowing the economy to land softly.

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People's ability to service debt is unwinding.

► [I] (also wind down) to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of work: »

The facility was built as a place where casino workers could go and unwind after their shifts.

unwinding noun [U]
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The mark's weakness against the yen is a result of the unwinding of long positions.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Unwind — Un*wind , v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un }, and {Wind} to coil.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn. [1913 Webster] 2. To disentangle …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • unwind — [unwīnd′] vt. unwound, unwinding [ME unwinden < OE unwindan] 1. to wind off or undo (something wound) 2. UNCOIL 3. to straighten out or untangle (something confused or involved) 4. to make relaxed, less tense, etc. vi …   English World dictionary

  • Unwind — Un*wind , v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • unwind — early 14c., to undo (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + WIND (Cf. wind) (v.). Cf. O.E. unwindan, Du. ontwinden, O.H.G. intwindan. Refl. sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of to release oneself from tensions, to relax… …   Etymology dictionary

  • unwind — ► VERB (past and past part. unwound) 1) undo after winding. 2) relax after a period of work or tension …   English terms dictionary

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  • unwind — unwindable, adj. unwinder, n. /un wuynd /, v., unwound, unwinding. v.t. 1. to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope. 2. to reduce the tension of; relax: to unwind a person with a …   Universalium

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