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Meanings of short selling in English

Sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)

Usage of short selling in English
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Traders said it was among stocks hit by short selling this week.
Reuters
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Some industry lobbyists were critical of the plans for short selling curbs.
Reuters
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Meanwhile, British officials moved to crack down on short selling of banks.
Reuters
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That firm sees borrowed shares as the best proxy for short selling.
Reuters
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Tokyo banned naked short selling, bringing the move forward by one week.
Reuters
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Several countries, including Ireland, have banned short selling, a perfectly legitimate market activity.
The Irish Times
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On Monday, new restrictions on short selling with go into effect.
Reuters
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However, short selling losses are potentially infinite, so timing is crucial.
The Irish Times
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Similarly, the SEC has been quick to say that short selling is legitimate.
Reuters
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Investors use short selling strategies to bet that a stock price will fall.
Reuters
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He brought down Saxton Silvers-assassinatedit, in plain English, with his short selling.
Money to burn: a novel of suspense
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Deutsche Boerse is among the stocks included in Germany's naked short selling ban.
Reuters
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A decade ago, Overstock was the victim of what's called naked short selling.
Wired
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The two discussed the market moves and concerns about potentially improper short selling activity.
Reuters
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It said massive short selling could have endangered the stability of the financial system.
Reuters
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When trading opened in New York, a brick wall of short selling slammed the market.
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Short selling across language varieties
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