How To Short A Stock As A Beginner (Step-By-Step)

How to Short a Stock? Typically, you might decide to short a stock because you feel it is overvalued or will decline for some reason. Since shorting involves borrowing shares of stock you don't own and selling them, a decline in the share price will let you buy back the shares with less money than you originally received when you sold them.

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How much money do you need to short a stock? Since shorting a stock requires a margin account, this minimum margin requirement applies to short sales as well. Many firms, including Charles Schwab and Fidelity, require you to have at least $5,000 in your account if you want to sell a stock short.

Sometimes investors become convinced that a stock is more likely to fall in value than to rise. If that's the case, investors can potentially make money when the value of a stock goes down by using a strategy called short selling. Also known as shorting a stock, short selling is designed to give you a profit if the share price of the stock you choose to short goes down -- but can also lose money for you if the stock price goes up.

How To Short A Stock: A Practical Guide. Selling a stock short makes it possible for an investor to profit from falling prices. But short selling can also introduce greater market risk compared to normal stock trading.

What Is Short Selling. Short selling, or to "sell short," means that an investor, or short seller, borrows shares/units of an investment security, usually from a broker, and sells the borrowed security, expecting that the share price will fall. If the share price does fall, the investor buys those same shares/units back at a lower price and can make a profit. The short seller then returns the borrowed security to the lender.

[JoseRojasYT]

All your content has helped me reach $100, 000 in stocks by age 22. Thank you Ricky!!

[MrAnonymous]

I have been waiting a long time for you to make videos on shorting stocks. I started trading stocks last year in March, 2020 and at that time everything was on "sale" lol. Your videos really helped me to understand a lot about investing efficiently. There are lots of decent channels that talk about how to trade stocks but you are the only one I am actually subscribed to. You have a good attitude and I really like that you always try to make sure you do not offend anyone and/or favor 1 side. I don't care what anyone else thinks or says about you. You are a good man! Keep up the good work! =D

[ramana]

Like always, a great lesson. Thank you

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[ryanwilliams]

Thanks for the explanation! I decided not to further explore shorting based on your advice. I just don't have the consistent time and I feel shorting needs a little more attention.

[stevenaperantos]

This is great, real content. Real learning.

[George-zdjw]

Well done explanation in laying out the process and really making the point, you don't have to go all in and you need to also understand risk management because there is some real risk in shorting but at the same time there are some real payoffs. Well done.

[hanktv]

Thanks a lot. You are verry clear and I got a lot more relevant informartion from this one video compared to a lot of videos from others combined. Great! You have a new follower.

[kunleobaf]

When Ricky starts teaching how to short stocks you know market has come full circle. Time to start thinking of going long on true growth stocks

[ellecapri]

Thank you so much for taking time for explaining it well. I am a beginner and I keep following your video.

[lori]

I just found you on YouTube. I liked the video and the encouragement to start with small percentage and not go all in. Looking forward to watching your other videos. Hope one shows step by step how a beginner puts the small percentage into an actual 'short' on the computer screen.

[deelila]

This was a great video. Do you still offer the free PDF on how to Short Stocks....I clicked on the link but I was unable to find it.

[elhoob]

Thanks pretty easy to understand, appreciate that

[londonmoren]

Have you done a video on Options yet? I am just confused on how it all works and I do not intend to trade options but you are excellent at explaining things like this

[coachyamyam]

Great content thank you. When shorting a stock what is the expiration? Is it a 5 min quick transaction or do you play it a whole week long? Basically is it the same time frame as what a day trader will do.

[dennischaney]

Thanks Ricky! For making the video, you are the best!!

[therealmichaelfrat]

Best explanation, how to and risk management advice. Thanks so much

[moot]

I'm at the beginning stage & trying to learn different techniques thanks for putting all the info out here us.

[israelsilberstein]

Hi Ricky, Awesome video. However you speak in dire terms of the risk, and I get that as well. However if you are in for shorting for a day and have set a stop a little above your buy (or as much as you determined your risk limit is, ) shouldn't it be safe for you to go about your business; check back right before market close and if you don't like what you see close out the short ? Thanks again

[nathanjohnson]

You should make a video on some of your most profitable shorts and calls.