short positions
Wagering on decline
Short positions are investments that profit when an asset's price falls.
An investor borrows shares, sells them immediately, then buys them back later at a hopefully lower price to return to the lender—pocketing the difference.
Hedge funds built massive short positions against the housing market before the 2008 crash.
The strategy carries unlimited risk since prices can rise indefinitely.
- putsPlaces or positions
- bearishExpecting market decline
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- bear marketProlonged securities decline
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