Should the stock plummet into options expiration, the long put will gain value and the short call will expire worthless.

Contestants in my annual Short Sellers Don’t Have Horns competition scored terrific results in the 2024-25 running of the contest. Short selling is a technique to profit from a stock’s decline. The ...

High ProShare short-to-long buying ratios in 2X funds historically signal market lows, while low ratios suggest market tops; the current ratio is neutral at 0.8. The position of the ProShare short ...

— -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a temporary ban Friday on short sales of 799 financial stocks, a dramatic move against traders who have sought profits from the most severe ...

Hedge funds accelerated short selling at an unprecedented pace last week as global equity markets faced intense pressure, according to Goldman Sachs’ latest prime brokerage data. The report, covering ...