short selling
Betting on decline
Short selling is a trading strategy where an investor borrows shares, sells them at the current price, then hopes to buy them back later at a lower price—profiting from the decline.
The borrowed shares must eventually be returned, so if the price rises instead, losses can be unlimited.
Short sellers bet against the company's stock.
Someone who short sells is said to be shorting a stock or going short.
Obtain for temporary use
- sellTransfer for payment
- repurchaseBuy something back
- coverProtect by overlaying
- locateDiscover the position of
recall · settlement · rebate · delivery · collateral
Expecting market decline
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
alpha · risk management · hedging · tactical
Prolonged securities decline
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- trading haltTemporary cessation of transactions
borrow
Obtain for temporary use
- sellTransfer for payment
- repurchaseBuy something back
- coverProtect by overlaying
locate · recall · settlement · rebate · delivery · collateral
bearish
Expecting market decline
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
arbitrage · alpha · risk management · hedging · tactical
bear market
Prolonged securities decline
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- margin callBroker's request for funds
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
profit
Gain exceeding expenditure
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