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You sell a stock you don't own when you "short" the market. You don't own the stock, the broker lets you borrow it. Where does the broker get the stock? The stock comes from the brokerage's own inventory or from another brokerage firm. Shorting is the opposite of a long investment. Trader X goes long when he buys stock ABC and expects the price to rise in the future. When trader X goes short, he expects a price decrease.

Usually, traders short to profit from risky investments during market fluctuations. Here are some ways to profit from a drop in the markets by shorting:

Naked short selling or naked shorting is the illegal practice of short selling nonexistent shares or shares the seller does not own. The security is not owned by the seller, but it is promised to be delivered. In general, traders must borrow a stock before they can sell it short, however, loopholes in rules allow naked shorting to continue to happen.

In the money management calculator, there is an option for "Position Type: Long/Short". What is a Long trade? What is a short trade? what is a long position what is a short trade position?

A long position is when an investor buys low and sell high to profit from the transaction. A short position is when the investor sells high and buys back the stock at a low price to profit from the trade.