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Shalomtoyou 3 points ago +3 / -0

Can someone explain short selling to me? You know, sell stock, then buy it back since you're expecting it to plunge? Like they did at the end of Trading Places?

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noxousx 2 points ago +2 / -0

Basically when you short you are borrowing shares of a stock and selling it at market price, but you owe it back later. The idea is you borrow say 10 shares today for $100, and then you give the shares back at $80.

Shorting is not wise unless you know what you are doing because there are fees associated with it that aren't friendly to average joes.