short ladder attack

A situation where extremely large numbers (thousands) of very tiny trades (100 shares or less) are done at approximately the same share price (within a penny or two) for a short period of time (typically <30 minutes) that causes the tools, software, and websites that retail investors use to buy/sell stocks to fail. Examples of failure include graphs that were showing the activity of the stock while the markets are open suddenly disappearing and showing "Data Not Available". Where multiple attempts are made to view the graph and continue to fail for a period of time. Inability to view the current stock price, current volume, current translations in progress, or other details due to server failure or sever overload. Inability to log in to investment websites to change buy or sell stocks because the websites do not respond or do not load. Server error messages when submitting a buy or sell order that prevents it from being registered with the market. It is rumored that these types of attacks are done to prevent retail investors from being able to buy the stock so that the hedge funds can drive down the price and purchase it at a lower price using tools, software, and websites that are not available to retail investors.

The short ladder attack prevented the average investor from being able to purchase shares at the lower price and by the time it was over, the price was already back up to where it was.

by JustAnAverageBloke2021 February 4, 2021

Eat My Shorts

Bart simpson's PG way of saying "Eat My Ass"

"eat my shorts!"

by AugustTheHornyInventor July 24, 2022

Short Range Fucker

A short range fucker is a shotgun you will find only in desert trench warfare.

Do not mix this with a long range fucker.

"Grab the short range fucker, they are closing in" - Sammar Al-Hayed, the famous Islamic comedian

by PyroC February 28, 2022

Short Person Energy

Someone that while they may not physically be small, project a ‘small’ presence in a room, whether that be through looks, attitude, or actions. - Morgan

Person - “yo, you have short person energy”

Cate - “WHAT NO! I HAVE TALL PERSON ENERGY, I AM A NORMAL GAL, WITH A NORMAL HEIGHT”

Person - “nah.”

Cate - “:,(“

by NotCate...&Iwouldneverb June 9, 2020

Short-Bus Renegade

A mentally handicapped person, often made fun of or mocked by others. popularized by an AIM buddy icon from www.ballericons.com

Whoa, that kid is a short-bus renegade.

by SqUuUeezy June 7, 2003

short man syndrome

The need for a person of small stature to own a large vehicle (an SUV or a truck).

She's definitely suffering from short man syndrome, she's barely 5 feet tall and she's driving a Hummer. Her eyes barely come above the wheel.

by xxlinneaxlovexx March 1, 2009

STRAWBERRY SHORT-FACE

After a guy earns his Red-Wings the girl pulls some of her bloody pubes out and throws them in his face, yelling "Strawberry Short-Face!"

"Yeah so we're 69-ing and she's on her God Damn period! So I gave that slut a Dirty Lifeguard! But while I'm laughing at her, she totally Strawberry Short-Faced me, man!!!"

by 9078675309 October 15, 2008