Short selling is an investment technique that generates profits when shares of a stock go down rather than up. In most cases, shorting stocks is best left to the professionals. It’s mostly ...

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...

Short selling offers investors a unique avenue to capitalize on declining stock prices. However, this strategy demands careful consideration and a thorough understanding of market dynamics. Unlike ...

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) remains a potential short-trade candidate, but shorting exposes investors to theoretically unlimited losses if share prices rise sharply. Short sellers of dividend-paying ...

NEW YORK/LONDON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - New moves to curb short-selling in some countries have set the stage for a renewed battle between free market advocates and authorities aiming to check investors ...

SEOUL/HONG KONG Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Korean mom-and-pop investors who have borrowed a record $63 billion to bet on soaring stocks will face a key test soon as authorities move to lift a ban on ...

The environment for short sellers on Wall Street has grown tougher, leading many prominent figures to scale back or exit. Jim Chanos, famous for predicting Enron’s collapse, converted his hedge fund ...