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Explanation...

Posted by: RazorHawk on Mar 28, 11:59 in response to HurricaneKid's post Question about Shorting

If you think the price of a stock will go up ...you 'buy' (aka go long aka longing aka longed)

To get rid of a stock you bought (aka long aka longed) ...you sell

'Short' is the reverse

If you think the price of a stock will go DOWN ...you 'short' and you make profits as the price goes down

To get rid of a stock you 'shorted' ...you 'cover'

 

example: Stock XYZ is priced at $10 and you think it will go up so you buy/long ...it goes to $12; so you make $2 per share profit (cause it moved 2 pts up)

Stock ABC is priced at $10 and you think it will go down so you buy shares short ...it goes to $8; so you make $2 per share profit (cause it moved 2 pts down)

Stock XYZ from above is priced at $10 and you have it long; it drops to $8; you lose $2 per share (it moved 2pts opposite the way you are betting)

Stock ABC from above is priced at $10 and you short it; it goes up to $12; you lose $2 per share (it moved 2 pts opposite the way you are betting)

Question about Shorting HurricaneKid Mar 28, 10:56

Explanation... RazorHawk Mar 28, 11:59





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