In finance, being short in an asset means investing in such a way that the investor will profit if the market value of the asset falls. This is the opposite of the more common See more

The practice of short selling was likely invented in 1609 by Dutch businessman Isaac Le Maire, a sizeable shareholder of the See more

When a broker facilitates the delivery of a client's short sale, the client is charged a fee for this service, usually a standard commission similar to that of purchasing a similar security. See more

Transactions in financial derivatives such as options and futures have the same name but have different overlaps, one notable overlap is … See more

Physical shorting with borrowed securities
To profit from a decrease in the price of a security, a short seller can borrow the security and sell it, expecting that it will be cheaper to … See more

A short seller typically borrows through a broker, who is usually holding the securities for another investor who owns the securities; the … See more

Where shares have been shorted and the company that issues the shares distributes a dividend, the question arises as to who receives the dividend. The new buyer of the shares, who is the holder of record and holds the shares outright, receives the dividend from the … See more