Thursday, October 4, 2018

What is 'Short Selling'?

Short selling is the sale of a security that is not owned by the seller or that the seller has borrowed in the hope that the price will go down.
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Short Selling
Short selling is the sale of a security that is not owned by the seller or that the seller has borrowed. Short selling is motivated by the belief that a security's price will decline, enabling it to be bought back at a lower price to make a profit. Short selling may be prompted by speculation, or by the desire to hedge the downside risk of a long position in the same security or a related one. Since the risk of loss on a short sale is theoretically infinite, short selling should only be used by experienced traders, who are familiar with the risks.
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Related Definitions
Long-Short Ratio
The amount of a security available for short sale compared to the amount of that security that is actually short-sold. Read More
Net Long
Net long refers to a condition in which an investor has more long positions than short positions in a given asset, market, portfolio or trading strategy. Read More
Cushion Theory
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Short Squeeze
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