Short, or shorting, refers to selling a security first and buying it back later, with anticipation that the price will drop and a profit can be made.

Short selling is a trading strategy where investors speculate on a stock's decline. Short sellers bet on, and profit from a drop in a security's price.

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Short sellers enable the markets to function smoothly by providing liquidity and also serve as a restraining influence on investors' over-exuberance.

A "short sell against the box" is a strategy used by investors to minimize or avoid their tax liabilities on capital gains by shorting stocks they already own.

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Short selling allows a person to profit from a falling stock, which comes in handy as stock prices are constantly rising and falling.

Short selling is a strategy for making money on stocks falling in price, also called “going short” or “shorting.” This is an advanced strategy only ...

Short interest is used as a market indicator and the total number of shares of a security that have been sold short and remain outstanding.