Short selling: related pages

An investor who is pessimistic about the prospects for a market, a sector or a particular security.

An attempt by traders to force the price down of a security by heavy forward selling. Such market manipulation is illegal in most countries.

A price rise that causes bears to buy to cover their positions. The demand this creates causes further price rises.

A short term dip in the price of a security that tempts bears into positions that make a loss when the price then rises again.

Hedge funds use a range of generally high risk investment strategies including arbitrage and short selling , they are frequently highly geared.

An investor who has a holding of a particular security has a long position in it.

An investor who has sold a security without owning it has a short position in it.

A trade that is made in order to limit the loss caused by an adverse price movement.