What is short selling? It's a high-risk strategy where investors profit from falling stock prices. Learn how it works, its risks, and if it's right for you.

Once you own a stock, the best way to profit is to sell it for more than you paid for it. Yes, you can collect dividends, but they're small in modern times, now roughly 2% a year for the S&P 500.

Investing in the stock market typically brings to mind the strategy of buying low and selling high. However, there's another, somewhat counterintuitive method some investors employ: short selling ...

Q: In recent months, there’s been a lot in the news about short selling causing the stock market decline. What is short selling, and what impact might it have on the stock market’s 2008 ...

What is short selling? It's a high-risk strategy where investors profit from falling stock prices. Learn how it works, its risks, and if it's right for you.