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you short a stock if you think its current price is too high. if you hold a stock short, you make money as the price drops

Posted by: islander (a.k.a del_USA_islander) on Sep 13, 06:54 in response to geek1's post Please explain how shorting a stock works...Thanks

but if the price goes up, you lose money.

if you want to get rid of a short, you have to "cover" it

buy:sell as short:cover

Please explain how shorting a stock works...Thanks {nm} geek1 Sep 13, 06:00

you short a stock if you think its current price is too high. if you hold a stock short, you make money as the price drops islander Sep 13, 06:54





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