Short selling lets investors profit from declining stock prices by borrowing and selling shares, then repurchasing them at a lower cost. If the stock price rises, short sellers must buy back ...

Short selling is an investment technique that generates profits when shares of a stock go down rather than up. In most cases, shorting stocks is best left to the professionals. In fact ...

However, as we discuss today, U.S. regulators have put a number of rules in place to limit short selling — from disclosures to trading limitations. Today, we look at those rules, what the data ...