A short sale or going short is a way to profit from stocks whose prices are falling. Shorting is a relatively simple idea in which a trader loans a stock, sells it, and then buys it back and returns it to the lender. Short-sellers bet on the falling price of the stock they are selling. Short sellers who sell stocks at a loss buy them back at a cheaper price and return them to lenders if the stock goes down in value after they sell it. The income or profit is generated between the sell and buy prices.

Shorting is a process where a trader can make money off of a stock. A short sale transaction happens when the trader sells the stock they don't own to someone else, with the hope that it will go down in price and they can buy it back for a cheaper price.

In order to execute a short trade, the trader needs to borrow shares from an investor who owns them. The lender then charges an interest on those shares as well as a fee.

Shorting refers to selling a security rather quickly, and then you buy it back again later. The aim is to benefit from a lower price eventually. It is also referred to as short selling.

The act of shorting stocks is an investment strategy where someone sells borrowed shares at the current price to make a profit on the difference between what they sell the stock for, and what they paid for it. When the market prices drop, people who shorted stocks will buy them back at a lower price, which means they get their investment back, plus any extra money that makes up the difference.