to sell short
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8.1
- phrasal verb
- /sɛl ʃɔrt/
- Specialized
:
vender en corto
- I knew it had been dumped on the market, so I sold short.
- sell short stocks
- sell short shares
- investors sell short
But naked short selling means selling a stock short without first borrowing it.
- But naked short selling means selling a stock short without first borrowing it.
- You either buy put options or you sell it short.
- But I I thought you were saying one other thing is can you sell short Bitcoin?
- You just pick it off buying, selling, buying, selling, buying, selling, maybe sometimes selling short.
Examples
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Yes, they worked to defend the IPO price, but remember they sold 62M shares short.
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A smart move would be to sell 28 gilt short at, say, 99.10.
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- Sell short, buy long.
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Why would we sell them short like that?
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Someone will get rich selling it short...
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Well, the stocks that you sold short gave you extra cash that you can buy.
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They sell into it and they sell short in order to make money.
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In other markets where traders can sell short, there are banks that guarantee the trades.
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Buy long, sell short.
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Traders often choose to sell short when they believe a stock's price will fall in the future.
Synonyms
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8.6
Sell a stock or asset you do not own, hoping to buy it back cheaper
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'sell' (transfer/offer) and 'short' (insufficient, too little) give a clear clue: combined they suggest treating something as less than it deserves (selling for less/undervaluing). However, the extension from a literal economic sense to the figurative meaning of underestimating someone's ability is a metaphorical shift that may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Sell short may come from the idea of being short — not having something. In old markets a trader would sell shares he did not own and was therefore short of them, hoping to buy them back later at a lower price and make a profit. So sell short now means to sell something you do not own and try to buy it back cheaper.