Short selling is when a trader borrows shares and sells them, hoping the price will fall after so they can buy them back for cheaper. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from ...

Jim Chanos recently gave an interesting interview on the power of negative thinking and the benefits of short selling. Most interesting were the 4 major themes Chanos looks for in his short positions.

Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) investor's arsenal are short selling and put options. These techniques, both aimed at capitalizing on downward price moves, are based on ...

Short selling lets investors profit from declining stock prices by borrowing and selling shares, then repurchasing them at a lower cost. If the stock price rises, short sellers must buy back ...

Short selling involves borrowing shares of a stock and immediately selling them with the goal of buying them back later at a lower price. Instead of profiting on a rising stock price, short ...

Tiger Williams, founder and managing partner of Williams Trading, talked about the unlimited liability risk and other inherent dangers that go into short selling equities.