What is Short Selling? Shorting Explained Simply

18/02/2023 15 min

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What is short selling? Simply put, short selling stocks is betting that their prices will fall over time. We explain short selling in simple words with an example that shows you how short shorting stocks allows for limited upside and unlimited downside. That's why no matter how great a short selling strategy someone has, they're always going against the longer trend. Our video on shorting stocks explained for dummies outlines exactly why you shouldn't short, the dangers of margins, what happens during a short a short squeeze, and how naked short selling isn't a suitable boogey man to blame for all those portfolio losses you've incurred betting on meme stocks.