How to Short a Stock: A Beginner’s Guide to Short Selling

By Investment U Research Team You might’ve caught a headline recently that got you thinking about how to short a stock. Maybe a headline like this one from Business Insider: Traders betting on stock declines made $344 billion in just one month as coronavirus ravaged the market. Making that kind of money when most people are losing 20% to 30% of their portfolio is an appealing prospect. And one of the ways it’s possible is via short selling.

What Does It Mean to Short a Stock?
Shorting a stock is about betting against it. If you open a short position in a company or an index, …read more

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