Short Selling

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Definition:
Short Selling is an investment strategy based on the anticipation that securities available for sale will decrease in price and identical securities will be bought at a later date for a lower price. A short seller will borrow assets from a broker with the promise to return similar assets of equal value and profit from the difference (between the original value of assets vs. the discounted re-purchase price).

Related Concepts:

Long
Investment Strategy
Margin Account
NYSE
 

Available Positions Related to Short Selling:

Institutional Investment Management jobs

 

Relevant Functional Areas:
Broker Dealer
Institutional Investment Management
Securities Trading & Brokerage
 

Related Job Titles:
Prime Broker
 

Synonyms:
Shorting
 

 

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