[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":58},["ShallowReactive",2],{"term:short-selling":3},{"term":4,"related":45},{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"category":27,"description":28,"extension":29,"faq":30,"meta":31,"navigation":32,"path":33,"related":34,"seo":38,"stem":39,"takeaways":40,"__hash__":44},"terms\u002Fterms\u002Fshort-selling.md","Short Selling",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":22},"minimark",[10,15,19],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"understanding-short-selling","Understanding Short Selling",[16,17,18],"p",{},"A short seller borrows shares, sells them, and later buys them back to return to the lender. If the price falls, the short seller profits from the difference; if it rises, they lose.",[16,20,21],{},"Because a price can rise without limit, potential losses on a short position are unlimited. Short sellers also pay borrowing fees and must cover any dividends.",{"title":23,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":25},"",2,[26],{"id":13,"depth":24,"text":14},"trading","Selling borrowed shares in the hope of buying them back later at a lower price.","md",[],{},true,"\u002Fterms\u002Fshort-selling",[35,36,37],"margin","leverage","volatility",{"title":6,"description":28},"terms\u002Fshort-selling",[41,42,43],"Short selling profits when a price falls.","Losses are theoretically unlimited.","Shorts require a margin account and pay borrowing costs.","UaPBmoZP8PVBOpChTsAoF_I3QeBlyS3EUhlUXhBrZjQ",[46,50,54],{"title":47,"description":48,"path":49},"Leverage","Using borrowed money or derivatives to increase the size of an investment.","\u002Fterms\u002Fleverage",{"title":51,"description":52,"path":53},"Buying on Margin","Borrowing money from a broker to buy securities, using your investments as collateral.","\u002Fterms\u002Fmargin",{"title":55,"description":56,"path":57},"Volatility","How widely an asset's price swings over time.","\u002Fterms\u002Fvolatility",1793374005898]