It's not. It's right next to the 'buy/long' field/dropdown for most online brokers. The broker might make you jump through a trivial hoop to get a margin accou

It's not. It's right next to the 'buy/long' field/dropdown for most online brokers. The broker might make you jump through a trivial hoop to get a margin account and fax in an additional agreement. Stock short account you just had to request and to get option shorting my broker, TD Waterhouse, had a simple Q&A quiz to make sure you understood the risk profiles of option shorting.