If you switch your position on a stock from long to short I guess the smart thing is to short first then sell... Sep 30, 12:37
Not really, because when you short the price will go down so you'll get less from the sell {nm} Sep 30, 13:55
I'm pretty sure it takes more than one trade to move a stock price. Of course, how that works is secret sauce :) [nm] Sep 30, 14:19
Some speculation on how trades affect prices Sep 30, 22:23
I didn't know HSX has a subreddit ;) {nm} Oct 01, 12:07
I was about to say same thing. Cool {nm} Oct 01, 12:27
shorting first before selling really is a zero sum game. however, if you don't like to see red in the port then it works. Sep 30, 14:27
ha, meant 'short' of course :) {nm} Sep 30, 14:38
I short a lot before selling. But I usually do trades in 25k share increments. Oct 01, 07:20
It's all a wash, bottom line. Oct 04, 10:39
Well I feel silly now. thanks jdolphin and Oleg. {nm} Sep 30, 16:41