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Short selling is just ... selling. Every time a shareholder sells a stock for whatever reason, they effectively short it.
by xuki 6y ago
Short selling is just ... selling. Every time a shareholder sells a stock for whatever reason, they effectively short it.
- doktorhladnjak 6y agoSelling stock you own and selling stock you borrowed from somebody else with the obligation to return it at some point are pretty different
- sokoloff 6y agoYes, the latter is far riskier and obligates you to buy shares later, meaning you have to have more conviction in your investing thesis. (Disclosure: I’m short $NKLA after Hindenburg published. I believe it’s more likely going to the teens [and possibly worse] in 2020 than sustainably into the mid-40s. If it holds $30+ through 2020, I’ll probably cover.)
- xuki 6y agoFor the seller it's different, to market it's just a sell.