Short Selling Explained: How Shorting a Stock Works and the Risks

Short selling is how investors bet that a stock will go down instead of up. In this episode, Ryan explains the mechanics in plain English: you borrow shares, sell them, and hope to buy them back later at a lower price, pocketing the difference.Then they get into why it is so risky. Your potential loss is unlimited, and a short squeeze can blow up fast, as the GameStop saga showed. Ryan and Aaron use The Big Short and the GameStop frenzy to make it click, and Ryan explains why most of that activity was closer to gambling than investing. A clear look at a strategy you have heard about but probably never had explained.Find "Your Fiscal Physical" the book on AmazonIf you have suggestions or feedback, please email us at: [email protected], as always, Stay the Course!