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short selling

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noun

finance the practice of selling commodities, securities, currencies, etc that one does not have in the expectation that falling prices will enable one to buy them in at a profit before they have to be delivered

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“I don’t think this makes short selling illegal, but I don’t think the trial gave us enough to say what it does mean,” Sutter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Another factor in the recent rise is short selling.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

We have grown accustomed to short selling investment firms publishing detailed reports on companies they believe are fraudulent.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

The firm focuses on high-growth internet, software and financial-tech stocks, and doesn’t do any short selling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

It were well if ill-informed people who deprecate short selling would note this fact.

From The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 by Noble, Henry George Stebbins

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