How can I make a profit by selling a stock short?
Being "long" - expecting the price to go up to make a profit - is a two step process:  1) buy 2) sell Being "short" - expecting the price to go down to make a profit - is a 5 step process:  1) borrow someone else's asset 2) sell their asset on the open market to somebody else a third party 3) pocket the proceeds of the sell for your own account 4) buy an identical asset for a cheaper price 5) return this identical asset to the person that let you borrow their asset if this is successful you keep the difference between 3) and 4)
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How can I make a profit by selling a stock short?

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Being "long" - expecting the price to go up to make a profit - is a two step process:  1) buy 2) sell Being "short" - expecting the price to go down to make a profit - is a 5 step process:  1) borrow someone else's asset 2) sell their asset on the open market to somebody else a third party 3) pocket the proceeds of the sell for your own account 4) buy an identical asset for a cheaper price 5) return this identical asset to the person that let you borrow their asset if this is successful you keep the difference between 3) and 4)