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Old 12-04-2007, 11:01 AM   #28 (permalink)
eggrollking
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Originally Posted by Rythonn View Post
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Can anyone give me a quick and easy explanation of selling short?
You borrow McDonald's stock then you sell it at 50 dollars. One week later and now it's worth 25 dollars, so you buy it back. You return the stock that you borrowed and keep the 25 dollars/stock you netted yourself.
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