What does "cover" mean?

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What does "cover" mean? #411239 11/14/12 18:24 11/14/12 18:24
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126 B blaub4r OP Member
blaub4r OP Member B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126	I tested some strategies on EUR/USD and this very often appeared in the Logfile after entering a short trade. What does this mean?

Re: What does "cover" mean? [Re: blaub4r] #411284 11/15/12 09:35 11/15/12 09:35
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,094 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,094 Frankfurt	It means closing a short position, as opposed to "sell" for closing a long position. All trading messages are described under "Trading" in the manual.

Re: What does "cover" mean? [Re: jcl] #411332 11/15/12 15:45 11/15/12 15:45
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blaub4r OP Member B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126	Thank you, but I don't think "Cover" or "Sell" are mentioned there (http://zorro-trader.com/manual/en/trading.htm). At least Ctrl+F does not find them.

Re: What does "cover" mean? [Re: blaub4r] #411335 11/15/12 16:42 11/15/12 16:42
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,094 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,094 Frankfurt	You're right, "Cover" and "Sell" was missing. This will be added.

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