Short selling is a way to invest so that you profit when the price of a security — such as a stock — declines. It’s considered an advanced strategy that is probably best left to experienced investors ...

Here are the TSX stocks seeing some of the highest short selling – and why that matters for long-term investors. The post ...

A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...

Software stocks have been clobbered this week, adding to gains for short-sellers who have been betting against tech stocks so ...

Technology sector sentiment indicators—record short selling and put buying—signal a likely sustained rally, contradicting bubble-bursting forecasts. Click to know more.

— -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a temporary ban Friday on short sales of 799 financial stocks, a dramatic move against traders who have sought profits from the most severe ...

Notional short selling in global consumer staples stocks was the largest in more than five years, according to Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage, which services hedge funds. Consumer Staples (NYSEARCA:KXI ...

South Korea lifted its longest short-selling ban in history on Monday. The ban, which restricted short selling on the Korea Exchange, was put in place after a series of violations involving several ...

South Korea on Monday lifted the longest short-selling ban in the country's history, after tightening measures to crackdown on illegal transactions. The short-selling ban was put into place in ...