What is Short Selling?

In this video David explains the idea of profiting when the price of an instrument is going down. This is one of the main aspects of the market and its participants and more importantly, it’s something that traders can take advantage of – no matter where the market is headed, a profit can be made in both directions, as long as you can predict it. David breaks down what initially looks like a hard concept into details and shows you how to use short selling in your trading strategy.

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