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  2. Short (finance) - Wikipedia

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    For this reason, short selling probably is most often used as a hedge strategy to manage the risks of long investments. Many short sellers place a stop order with their stockbroker after selling a stock short—an order to the brokerage to cover the position if the price of the stock should rise to a certain level. This is to limit the loss and ...

  3. Short Selling: How To Short Sell Stocks - AOL

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    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. In fact, it's mostly...

  4. Here's How to Sell Stocks Short (and Why You Probably ... - AOL

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    For many investors, experienced and novice alike, the idea of short selling stocks can be enticing. You can make money investing even if the stock market is in a downturn. You can earn a profit on ...

  5. Don't Be Scared Out of Your Shorts About Shorting - AOL

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    This year, Europe even imposed a partial ban on short-selling bank stocks. At the moment, short-selling interest on Bank of America (NYS: BAC) has soared, as many investors think that the bank's ...

  6. Naked short selling - Wikipedia

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    Short selling is a form of speculation that allows a trader to take a "negative position" in a stock of a company.Such a trader first borrows shares of that stock from their owner (the lender), typically via a bank or a prime broker under the condition that they will return it on demand.

  7. How to Short a Stock - AOL

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    If you've ever wanted to make money from a company's misfortune, selling stocks short can be a profitable -- though risky -- way to invest.