Why Is Short Selling Legal?

When a stock rises, all of its investors turn a profit, right? That’s not the case for short-sellers, who look for profit by betting against the success of a company or the market. The recent events surrounding Tesla, Reddit, Robinhood and Gamestop’s short squeeze have put short selling under the limelight. So how did the practice of betting against the U.S. market become such a common, legal practice? Watch the video to find out.
The recent events surrounding meme stocks and GameStop’s short squeeze have put short selling, one of the oldest practices in the stock market, directly under the limelight.
“Short selling has always existed,” said Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director at S3 Partners, a firm that specializes in analyzing short selling data. “It’s been a part of the normal trading process on the exchanges since exchanges started. We’ve seen short selling increase recently in a broader spectrum of names.”
Short selling has always been a controversial practice, often blamed for causing drops in the market. The Securities and Exchange Commission eventually stepped in to better regulate short sales after short sellers were once again blamed for a market decline in 1937.
“I think the main reason people dislike short selling is that something just feels bad about profiting from someone else’s failures,” said Sasha Indarte, an assistant professor of finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. “Short sellers gain when someone else loses. It’s like if you took out an insurance policy against your neighbor’s home and your neighbor’s home was destroyed.”
Short selling is when investors, mostly professionals like hedge fund managers, borrow shares of a stock from a broker and sell them in the hope of buying them back cheaper. If the stock drops, the investors make a profit off the difference when they return the shares to the broker. A short squeeze occurs if the price goes up, and the investors need to rush to buy the stock to cut their losses.
Countries in Asia and Europe have banned short selling during times of economic uncertainty. Some studies, however, have shown that a ban on short selling actually does more harm to the market than good.
“During the financial crisis between 2007 and 2009, regulators have actually banned short selling temporarily in response to the large drops in the stock market. Regulators have since expressed that they regretted this policy action,” Indarte said.
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Why Is Short Selling Legal?

[@BlackSpaniard]

Short selling isn't the issue!!! We traders aren't against shorting. But when the big players short 140% of a stock then Robinhood bans buying... Well then that's the issue

[@geraldanderson7939]

short selling is still predatory but it is definitely worse when the big guy is doing it

[@geraldanderson7939]

@N Ch why is shorting not evil? it literally incentivizes the degradation of business.

[@leonleon2021]

Welcome to the "Free markets" where markets are never been FREE!

[@BlackSpaniard]

@@geraldanderson7939 there needs to be a balance in the market. Otherwise how can you bet and make money against a company that's doing bad?

[@julius5256]

I honestly don’t get all the negative stuff about short selling. It’s part of the market, part of the game Can someone please explain to me what’s the problem

[@timw4369]

its legal because it supposedly keeps markets liquid. Its actually betting and nothing more then that. Sad but it is nice to see the short sellers get hammered and be wrong

[@hofniamwaalwa3724]

*All investments/trading is betting on future prices.

[@seneca983]

"its legal because it supposedly keeps markets liquid. Its actually betting and nothing more then that." These two things aren't contradictory.

[@markhathaway9456]

Why are they allowed to short more stock shares than exist? Doesn't that distort things?

[@EmersonSalmeron]

The issue isn’t shorting, the issue is companies like robinhood protecting their friends in Wall Street.

[@dubd7626]

Yeah you’re right

[@mariuswong8449]

The bigger problem is that robinhood previously alleged them as some kinda “robinhood” guy, for the people.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@duyduhh3798]

Funny you can't see a scenario where Wall Street friends were pumping and dumping. You're new to stocks?

[@steveg6978]

The real issue never ever gets covered ever....NAKED SHORTING !!!!!!

[@Cassp0nk]

That’s because it’s illegal and doesn’t happen.

[@trapsarentgay4195]

@@Cassp0nk ever

[@Bash70]

@@Cassp0nk Right, that's why GME was shorted 140%

[@Cassp0nk]

@@Bash70 they aren’t naked, it’s just that stock can be re-lent as someone buying it doesn’t know the stock they hold was lent already.

[@Bash70]

@@Cassp0nk GME share price fell to as low as $2. There's no logical way that could've happened without naked shorting going on.

[@evanfernandez272]

There is something called calculated risk and stop loss. So why is shorting an issue. Bruv. The main issue here should be why fund are trading naked.

[@Arjay404]

I don't think there is anything wrong with betting on a company doing poorly, having too many people bet against a company could incentive the company to get their act together and fix things or it could help to put the real value on a overpriced company.. The real issue I see is being able to bet against a company using something that you don't own, that's just bizarre.

[@JewTube001]

they own it temporarily, that's all borrowing really is anyway.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Shorting isn't the issue, hedge funds selfish use of shortselling is

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)...

[@amolborgaonkar501]

Well well well, when it’s pinching them, they Q whether shorting should exist in the first place. Nice. Until now when they were making profits, yeah shorting is cool.

[@susza89]

"It's OK when we do it" - rich people

[@axel_foley69]

No one is stopping you from shorting stocks, absolutely nothing stops the average investor from shorting

[@susza89]

@@axel_foley69 and the game stop drama is a perfect example of that...

[@axel_foley69]

@@susza89 actually is you understood what's really going on, the Wall Street bets guys are not shorting a stock. WSB are longing shares whereas sophisticated investors are shorting... you're taking to a finance major by the way

[@muhammedkeser7064]

@@axel_foley69 well you don't know your major much then. Short selling is ok if you are expecting a company to have bad news/statements etc.. Manipulation and then short selling is not ok which is whats happening with the 'big' boys. Gamestock is a good example, you should learn more about it. The issues are not only 140% short selling, there are bigger issues with it. Dig deeper.

[@axel_foley69]

@@muhammedkeser7064 i never said manipulation was okay. Your thought process is so scattered you're conjuring up weird stuff in your head. I said anyone can short stocks, i never said manipulation is okay.

[@emilyfranklin8190]

I have about 5% of my portfolio in Uranium stocks, Any advice on any other stocks that I can grow my $300k capital to a million dollars?

[@elenagomez9890]

You can buy and hold tech stocks.

[@Jme---]

I must say it's EASY and HARD to make that much profit. EASY because it's very possible to make that much, and HARD because you'll need professional assistance to do it, I'd suggest you get assisted by a Market advisor.

[@Mcdd7-_-]

@@Jme--- This is totally true, but how well does a financial advisor improve your profit? what is the experience like using an advisor?

[@Jme---]

@@Mcdd7-_- I can’t disclose too much , but yea I’ve been using a coach in the person of ''Freda Lynn Johnson' 'and through her guidance, I've been able to make approx. $24,000 in dividends on a monthly basis . It is pretty straightforward, not as complicated as it used to be.

[@emilyfranklin8190]

@@Jme--- This impressive! How could someone go about getting investment guidance from a coach like that. Would you mind sharing your coach's Info?

[@whis5448]

Short sellers in stock market = gamblers in casino.

[@joshuajoe1419]

Ignore gg (or report him). He’s a bot.

[@siddoo6778]

agree with you 100%

[@aa4914]

why? just leave people alon lol

[@Zeroneii3]

if your non a bot say your credit card Info

[@individual1-floridaman491]

So... it's gambling. 'Risk management, market analysis, hedging etc. etc.' is just 'guessing, looking at the form guide and spreading your bets' - gambling. Can't we just call a spade a spade.

[@murdelabop]

Short selling has never made any sense to me. In one sense it's like you're getting someone to agree to give you money. In another sense it's like you're placing a bet with your broker. It has a loss side that would make a Las Vegas gambler blanche.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly

[@MoonLiteNite]

You sell gum for 1$ a piece. Can i borrow a stick of gum from you? I promise to give you back a 100% like one within a year. If i fail to do so, you can have my 250k house. Also, every day, i'll give you 1cent. So you, as gum owner can accept this deal. It is a megawin-win deal for you. You CAN NOT come out behind. You either get my house, or make 31cents and get your gum back. And me, the short seller... I find someone who will buy the gum for 1$. Now i am holding 1$ and owe you gum. 3 days later, i find gum on sale for 75cents. I buy the gum and pay him the money. Now, i come back to you. Hello sir, it has been 3 days, here is your 3 cents i owe you, and here is that stick of gum. That is a shortsale Hope it helps :D

[@seneca983]

Short selling is like a loan; it's just denominated in some stock instead of dollars (or some other currency).

[@fredgalaxy7632]

It's easy to manipulate, infiltrate and dictate the failure of a company if you are an insider. You could set in motions the factors that would lead to a company failing, whilst investing in a acquisition firm under an anonymous account. When that company falls in the traps of the set in motion by the traitor, the latter, will acquire the declining company on the cheap. Will then sell for a large profit margin. There's alot of enemies when you run a business. They could be working for your own organisation.

[@museholic7000]

Cumon guys. You borrow something from someone, sell it, then buy another at a cheaper price so that you can give it back... what could possibly go wrong...

[@ktktktktktktkt]

Shorting is not very useful for hedging purposes. As you described in the video, shorts can be dangerous. There are much better ways to hedge a position. Instead, I would say shorting is useful for creating certain types of bets which are not otherwise possible. For example, as described in the video, you can, within a single industry, buy one company that you think is higher quality and short the other which in effect is a bet that regardless of the future of the industry, the company you bought will do better than the other company.

[@icjmk2890]

We’re not against short selling that’s needed to balance things out, we’re against naked short selling

[@seph9980]

For a retail investor, why would you participate in a pooled short position, when you can buy a disposable stock option?

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly.

[@seneca983]

Options have an expiry date so you'd have to predict that a stock price falls before that. For a physical short there's no cutoff date. Also, to buy a put option you have to spend money to pay for the option's premium whereas with a physical short you get money that you can use to take a long position in something else.

[@NithishS99]

I don't know about international markets but in India there is upper level and lowel level for a stock it neither allows a stocks go above the upper level nor below the lower level, in a single day

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly.

[@MoonLiteNite]

Weird way of doing it. So what if something goes up in value? Like say some small company just invested the cure for cancer? Does their stock price just hit the max gain within .001secs of the markets opening day after day for months on end, until the prices reaches the market value? That would screw over nearly every normal investor, as they don't have the dedicated lines to get their buy orders in on time?

[@NithishS99]

@@MoonLiteNite this is to control the markets heavy volatility If the opening price is 30 Then lower circuit is 20 Upper circuit is somewhere around 45 Based on the opening price the range is determined. This range increases respectively with market cap

[@markhathaway9456]

@@NithishS99 Is it for a fixed time, like 2 hours or 1 day, or is the renewal of trading done by human decision?

[@NithishS99]

@@markhathaway9456 it is computerised... Volumes and other criteria factor in to determine the range of the day for a particular company stocks. People get into trouble when the stock they are holding is having some kind of bad news because as investors rush to sell the stocks it will eventually hit lower circuit and if there is no buyers you are screwed the next day, but in my opinion this circuit has saved more people from losing money

[@unamistone1906]

The issue is SEC>Yelen >Citade>Melvin>Robinhood User Data>Robinhood. So is it legal for Robinhood Traders Data go towards Melvin so they can secure a advantage position agaisnt RH traders?

[@goneviral8814]

We need the short sellers and of course the government will make money on any profits

[@jackhamrogue9708]

I'm buying GME. I just love the stock

[@liggerstuxin1]

I think you’re late to the party

[@PooterGofckyourself-nh5ft]

@@liggerstuxin1 nah, he's buying on the dip. GME go brrrr to the moon

[@alib4184]

Just go to Vegas

[@jackhamrogue9708]

@@alib4184 prefer my odds on this

[@mrpleasy]

So now that they have been exposed its an issue????

[@MrIronJustice]

They spend a lot of time talking about short selling without really addressing the question in the title. This issue really has nothing to do with short selling being a good or bad investment. Is the underlying assumption here that the government should ban poor investment choices? Anyone that thinks they should have that kind of power has an authoritarian leaning.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)...

[@zachs1757]

Why is this a video

[@xmixaplix]

Sponsor by rich boomers

[@Bchrdxv]

@gg gg why you seek so much attention? Do you have some personality disorder?

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly..

[@ether287]

Hi melissa!

[@Mizqr]

They should stop short selling. In Islam we ban it. It oppresive and unfair

[@zachb1706]

Why is it oppressive or unfair? Shirt selling us incredibly risky and mostly unrewarding. You have to be smart to short

[@nightman8612]

What about the ethics, the theological aspect? How can you invest in some company that you have chosen without knowing anything about it in a human aspect. Making money with money and betting on a name shown on chart on bloomberg. And Warren buffet is the voice of reason?? I guess it's just the time we live in, nobody asks these questions any more and of course, none of the phoenician spirited people that are interviewed.

[@topnee]

I’m very new to trading. I only understood when Ihor Dusaniwsky saying.

[@Opochtli]

Shorttttttttts willllllll loooooooose

[@georgewashington938]

1:00 Sid!

[@redda2]

Shorting is useless to society. Get a real job

[@georgeemil3618]

If you're going to buy a company and short sell its competitor, all you're doing is make the broker money. Regardless which direction the market goes, it's a zero sum game.

[@zachb1706]

The stock market isn’t a zero sum game. It’s been consistently growing at a rate if 7-8% since the 1950s. Hedging against your long positions does offer some benefits, like protection from recessions, ect. But yes in the end it does hurt your profits a bit - and it can make your losses worse. It’s complicated

[@cainabel6356]

Yes, shorting should be able to exist, but not naked shorting...... I do not agree with shorting, but there is a reason why it exists. What the hedges and big money did to GME, AMC and so on was highly illegal. There is a difference between what is legal and what is illegal. The only issue is if the rules will be reinforced by the watchers that are suppose to enforce the rules.

[@zachb1706]

Thankfully naked shorting has been illegal for decades

[@cainabel6356]

@@zachb1706 - Yeah, but it only stops when the people get caught doing it. It still happens today.

[@cilirhammersteel5515]

Short selling should be illegal since it keeps companies from reaching their full financial potential.

[@MoonLiteNite]

Well first, once the stocks are publicly owned, it really doesn't affect the company, only the shares they haven't sold yet. Lets use a gum company. And you be the gum seller (the broker) and ill be the short seller. You sell gum for 1$ a piece. Can i borrow a stick of gum from you? I promise to give you back a 100% like one within a month. If i fail to do so, you can have my 250k house. Also, every day, i'll give you 1cent. So you, as gum owner can accept this deal. It is a megawin-win deal for you. You CAN NOT come out behind. You either get my house, or make 31cents and get your gum back. And me, the short seller... I find someone who will buy the gum for 1$. Now i am holding 1$ and owe you gum. 3 days later, i find gum on sale for 75cents. I buy the gum and pay him the money. Now, i come back to you. Hello sir, it has been 3 days, here is your 3 cents i owe you, and here is that stick of gum. That is short selling. How should that be illegal? If you don't want to be port of the deal, say no. That deal had no affect on the gum makers. They still make their gum, and they still sell it to the stores and whatever price they have set between themselves.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@MoonLiteNite The shorter plans to buy back the stocks he borrowed & sold. He would then own the company for practically nothing. That's a rather big deal.

[@ashneilbhatnagar9242]

Calm down, banning short selling would be bad for EVERYONE.

[@winstonsmiththx1138]

So says you. You offer no proof or even an example nobody will take some KZbin commenter's word for anything.

[@ashneilbhatnagar9242]

@@winstonsmiththx1138 No actually, short selling allows the stock to get closer to its fundamentals. Short selling allows for market efficiency. Short selling reports have exposed fraudulent companies and have saved investors from losing tons of money. Short selling allows for arbitrage methods to work. Short selling allows for people to manage risk in the market and finally short selling allows investors to generate income on stocks that are lent out to the short sellers (assuming your broker has a program for this).

[@winstonsmiththx1138]

@@ashneilbhatnagar9242 well now that I have examples and you've actually made points I disagree with all of them. I think you are making excuses but that's my opinion

[@ashneilbhatnagar9242]

@@winstonsmiththx1138 Well you’ll want to recheck your opinion because what I said is facts.

[@ashneilbhatnagar9242]

@@winstonsmiththx1138 Dont know how what i said are “excuses” i have no vested interest in the the firms that short sell. But if i wanted to go short sell i would go short sell with my broker because that’s what free markets are for

[@dannzenmon13]

4:04 that’s exactly right

[@rinkumiah]

We need shorts for the squeeze! Without shorts market won’t function the same.

[@angusm9419]

It should absolutely be legal. Having said that, as long as Fed is printing, shorting is dangerous. Stay thirsty...

[@zombiekilla7463]

it is unethical 10000%

[@angusm9419]

@@zombiekilla7463 based off of what? Recognizing that some companies are poorly run and wanting to capitalize on it is just good business. Companies that are poorly run NEED to be driven out of business to free up resources for those that aren't poorly run.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@angusm9419 Key is whether the shorting is just fundamentals driven or manipulation. How can those be distinguished?

[@angusm9419]

@@markhathaway9456 To be honest, idc. If I choose to short, knowing that I could get my face ripped off if I get caught in a short squeeze then nothing else matters. I use to short all the time. Now I don't even have a margin account. I lost my ass because of MY bad choice. I don't want the government or anyone else getting in the way of my personal freedom. The market taught me to buy low and sell high....and to stay away from the margin account. I wouldn't trade my suffering for artificial security ...ever.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@angusm9419 I appreciate your candor and quick reply. But to be clear, it was the government which made shorting a legal thing to do, not your "personal freedom". Glad to hear you've "kicked the habit" and are doing well. Good luck.

[@jaym5938]

I am against short selling. For all the right reasons. Agree to disagree. But the proof of its toxicity, especially with how our system is arranged. Wall Street winning at all costs.

[@drakecody3129]

How about we just talk about even if it was illegal, you can use financial engineering to make a “synthetic” short position. In other words you can just replicate the returns using derivatives. It’s important for markets to function this way like they said. otherwise we’d all be screwed lol

[@Videodude35]

you can short sell, buy put options, or sell call options; short selling is NOT the only way to make money betting on a drop of the share price of a stock

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@Varunjois190641]

Only because it hurts them now, that they want regulation!!!... Hypocrisy to the max here!!!

[@Cmi1267]

I LOVE MCKENZIE SIGALOS!!! her voice is so recognizable.

[@deepaksandid4119]

STOP SHORTT

[@BrianBest]

given the past 2 decades, do any of you actually know what you're doing?

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)...

[@doomtomb3]

I despise the fact Robinhood doesn't let users short sell.

[@doomtomb3]

@gg gg ?

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly.....

[@DeepValueOptions]

Naked short selling is illegal.

[@Juhiss93]

@gg gg Naked shorting is when you sell stock that you dont have

[@DeepValueOptions]

@gg gg especially when that number floats above 100%

[@yt.personal.identification]

Why is risk management only discussed when talking about new individuals entering the market? The hedge funds literally cried over their losses...hypocrisy.

[@MoonLiteNite]

Many hedge funds made plenty of money too. You only hear about the ones who lost....

[@yt.personal.identification]

@@MoonLiteNite For sure. When the other hedge funds smelled blood in the water, they are the ones that had the funds to drive the whole thing to the level it went. Wall Street Bets was just the starters pistol.

[@PAnh-kv3xy]

I am still scared of "short selling" because I've lost a ton shorting coins and some hype stocks... Recently, I went long and the recent market crash/correction is killing me

[@tringuyen121]

Sir, welcome to the casino.

[@PAnh-kv3xy]

@@tringuyen121 yeah.. i guess. ....Or maybe life happens to be like that. Anything/body can screw or bless you on matter how hard you try

[@zachb1706]

Shorting is hard, you are essentially betting against the system (as opposed to long positions). But you can make a lot of profit

[@afaan11]

Why don't you ask your boss? You guys knows everything before things happens, not once but twice you posted GME stock fell X% 20-60min before it even happened.

[@Defisher]

I was advised to diversify my portfolio among several assets such as stocks and bonds since this can protect my portfolio for retirement. I'm seeking to invest $200K across markets but don't know where to start.

[@MrGravity304]

For a successful long-term strategy you have to seek guidance from a broker or financial advisor.

[@MiddleclassAmerican-7220]

With the help of an investing advisor, I diversified my $400K portfolio across markets, and I was able to earn over $900k in net profit from high dividend yielding equities, ETFs, and bonds.

[@NotyourBusiness-urto6]

Please who is the consultant that assist you with your investment and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch with them?

[@MiddleclassAmerican-7220]

My consultant is Nicole Desiree Simon She has since provide entry and exit points on the securities I focus on. You can look her up online if you care for supervision.

[@NotyourBusiness-urto6]

I just checked her up online, and I must admit that she has an extremely outstanding experience in investment. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to send her an email right away

[@Vlican]

as already mentioned, short selling is fine... it's brokerages that stop the buying during a squeeze to protect their hedge funds, that's illegal.

[@unwound9343]

Which hedge fund are you talking about?

[@DJ_Force]

Why should anyone buy if it's not going to make them money?

[@Mountain4]

@Hakim Habib lmao did your check from Melvin capital come in?

[@unwound9343]

@@Mountain4 Melvin Capital closed their positions days before RH blocked trading..

[@polskiewinnipeg]

@Hakim Habib the froze buying yesturday again and the stock at 3:45 Central time its all hedge funds 2 almost when belly up and got bail outs cause they had to pay up on the shorts.

[@graham1034]

I'm totally fine with short selling. The issue I have is around how when some of the larger funds are going to lose, the system works to prevent that from happening. If a large hedge fund is going to lose billions because smaller players are buying a stock driving up the price, the big guy shouldn't be protected by the system. You can bet that if I short a stock that goes up a ton there is no way that Robinhood, etc are going to protect me. As always, the rich get richer. But here (and the 2008 bailouts) we see that when there is a chance that the rich could not get richer the system (and by extension all of us) prevents it from happening.

[@johnb8319]

Lets not forget AIG was benefited 100% for bailout leading to billions of profit for Goldman during 2008. They were asking ppl to buy subprime and was betting against it atst

[@graham1034]

@@johnb8319 still makes me mad thinking about it. Even the traders that lost their jobs still had years of big bonuses beforehand and didn't lose a cent.

[@ihl0700677525]

Yep. In short we're against market manipulation, not against the "short selling" itself.

[@aidenw207]

It's a big club and you're not part of it. They got the media & big tech in their back pocket .

[@JewTube001]

actually they could protect you, but that would come in the form of limiting the ways in that retail investors can trade.

[@collinsterry8020]

The stock market is one of the most potential places to invest your money, investing in stock is often risky which draws attention to the huge losses and gains of investors. If you can manage the risk then you can take advantage of the stock market to secure your financial position and earn money

[@gebiaaron3344]

The stock market is riddled with uncertainty and investors tend to overlook the importance of getting a skilled entity which will serve as guidance against huge risk and that gives room to unforeseen losses

[@jacksondougan476]

@Felix Thomsen Right before the last crash i wanted to sell out my penny stocks but for some reasons i held back and that resulted in a big loss for me. Am very much interested to finding the right stocks to invest in for profitable results

[@jasonlherrod4844]

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[@petecaroline8339]

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[@jasonlherrod4844]

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[@stbhansen]

Short selling is legal so hedge funds can control prices and play the market both ways... its a racket...

[@vernethall2276]

If you think so you clearly have no knowledge about shorting or investing.

[@101theobserver]

We are not against short sellers ..what we don’t like is when big hedge funds tell banks to raise price targets then short sell right after that ..it’s a dirty game full of fraud.

[@ihl0700677525]

Yep. In short we're against market manipulation, not against the "short selling" itself.

[@won1853]

Who's "we"? There are certainly a lot of people who are against short selling itself and you don't represent all of them lol

[@ihl0700677525]

@@won1853 "We" includes the commenter (Zigzag), myself, and pretty much everyone interviewed in the video above. I understand people like Elon Musk equates short selling with "profiting from the failure of other people", which indeed sounds despicable and "immoral". However, short selling also provide the market with checks and balances. IMO the benefit *far outweighs* the potential harm, and those short sellers who make wrong prediction (e.g. those who short sell TSLA) definitely pay for their mistake (as they should). Only when they try to *manipulate* the market by abusing and breaking the rules, that it become outright harmful and should be illegal.

[@omgcyanide4642]

@@rylandreed6231 both of your channels are 1 month old, SCAMMER!!!

[@markhathaway9456]

Sorry, I don't follow the markets closely. Could you explain the part about "banks raising price targets" and how that's related to "short sell right after that"?

[@pontiusglaw6394]

Funny that this is only an issue now that the common man is making money

[@joshuajoe1419]

The problem isn’t short-selling, it’s short-selling a 140% of a stock.

[@Justforthefifteen]

Why is that a problem? Just cause you don’t like it?

[@spacenodus7959]

@@Justforthefifteen how can you buy something that doesn't exist ?

[@Justforthefifteen]

@@spacenodus7959 the entire premise of short selling of even the stock market is to bet on events that don’t exist or haven’t happened yet. So?

[@spacenodus7959]

@@Justforthefifteen no , search naked shorting and you will see

[@spacenodus7959]

@@Justforthefifteen in the stock market you buy and sell shares that the company has created and thus exists

[@P4LJoe]

I like how big companies are allowed to do this and dump on us but when the little guy gets one over on you. Now it should be illegal.

[@woodrowwant6216]

You can short sell

[@DDLeeroy]

"giving false or inaccurate hits of information, that's what is wrong with long or short selling..." -says CNBC

[@jojo_COL_23]

I like how they saw the rule was eleminated right before the 2008 crash. What a coincidence......

[@michaelpatrick6984]

I hope short selling becomes illegal. I don't want anyone to have the ability to make money when the market goes down because I don't want anyone to have an incentive to lower stock prices. I don't trust big players to play fairly. It hurts investors and the entire economy. If the big players make plenty of money in a crash there will be no reason for them not to coordinate and send stocks lower. Good luck enforcing ethical rules on some of the richest people on the planet. We need to make it in everyone's interest for stocks to appreciate or we can all enjoy clawing our way to the bottom.

[@alansmith888]

Short selling isn't the issue. NAKED short selling by these institutions is the issue.

[@tropicalsbigdaddyr53577]

Only illegal when it’s regular people doing it

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly.

[@MoonLiteNite]

I do it all the time... not illegal

[@tropicalsbigdaddyr53577]

@@MoonLiteNite that’s my point...

[@tropicalsbigdaddyr53577]

@@MoonLiteNite they’re saying it’s unfair cause it’s not the rich doing it

[@Information_Seeker]

2:20 "the ONLY way to make money off that is to short the stock" so puts suddenly don't exist now?

[@barry5767]

Puts are considered a form of shorting.

[@AnotherDayattheDock]

@@barry5767 except you only lose what you put in

[@ChristopherHalbersma]

@@barry5767 Puts aren't the se as shorting through. You own the shares you sell a put option on (generally).

[@McRyach]

CNBC didn't cover unethical practice of short sellers such as CITRON, who after shorting a stock go on TV and claim that the company in a terrible financial condition, there is no way it will ever make money, and you'll be lucky to SELL NOW. If not covered the bad practice seems non existent in this report.

[@robertguidry2168]

I totally agree, it is unethical to manipulate the market by lying. However short selling is important because of keeping stocks more grounded in reality, looking at the fundamentals of the companies to see if they are actually set up to succeed or not so much

[@MrClaudiuzz9]

You can say the same thing for investors and pundits who hype up companies on TV claiming they will make all your wildest dreams come true. It’s the game. Think for yourself.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)...

[@ahmedahm1]

Short selling sounds unethical. You should should gain money by making a beneficial service or product !

[@zachb1706]

Then you don’t understand anything about investing. It’s way more complicated than funding a “beneficial service”. It’s not unethical. If you spot a bad business with bad fundaments, why shouldn’t you be able to profit?

[@ahmedahm1]

@@zachb1706 actually I do. Investing is buying and selling and should be done in a responsible way unlike in the gambling casinos 🎰

[@zachb1706]

@@ahmedahm1 I don’t think you do, if you did you’d have no problem with shorting a stock. It’s just one of dozens of mechanisms that is apart if modern investing, and it is an important part of the stock market.

[@SDZ675]

The liquidity argument for short selling is absolute BS. If there's no shares to buy at a lower price, you just buy at a higher price. That's actual supply and demand.

[@golumolu5334]

Why CNBC is llegal??

[@barl3857]

The real issue is stock markets shouldn’t be the driving force behind economies people’s livelihoods shouldn’t be put as risk for profits To make things worse since 2008 central banks are printing and endless supply of money to prop up the markets the only people benefiting are the rich that money go’s to them not the average person while there wealth increases year after year it’s the average person who’s going to ultimately pay with inflation and taxes Rich people don’t care if the dollar is worth half of what it used to be because they have Assets that will only increase in value over time the average person can’t even afford a home the system is rotten to the core

[@timothydonnell5399]

Nope. Your borrowing someone's stocks to drop the price, thus stealing profit from the original owner. All of this with no up front money. The market should be for investing into businesses, not gambling against them.

[@gentlemandemon]

The biggest issue I have with shorting is that you can have people short more stock than actually exists. Sure, it creates liquidity, but it's doing it with assets that don't actually exist. That's just asking for exploitation from all sides

[@zachb1706]

That’s not shorting

[@gentlemandemon]

@@zachb1706 They literally shorted 140% of the existing stock, did you not watch the video?

[@zachb1706]

@@gentlemandemon that’s naked shorting, which is illegal. Legal shorting is a great practice

[@gentlemandemon]

@@zachb1706 Ok? Then the regulatory body in charge of this by overlooking what turns out to be an actual crime as it was happening

[@keybraker]

The stock exchange is fundamentally broken in need of an overhaul to bring it up to speed for the digital age.

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly

[@tophatv2902]

BOT ALERT

[@calvincoolidge3406]

Back when I was President of the United States of America, There was a crash in the Stock Market in 1929

[@siddoo6778]

@gg gg @Sidd oo bro you make me made stop being a copecat b***

[@danevosler]

Ban short selling. It adds no value.

[@az-wr1lb]

The fact Mr roaring kitty had to defend his actions despite purchasing stock in a freemarket proves there is a fundamental problem with short selling. If short sellers are happy losing billions when shorts go wrong then there is no problem

[@Kirito14682]

Shorting hasn't been an issue until Wallstreet traders lost.

[@ThaRealERAQ]

of course it should.

[@user-mu5iz8qy1z]

Which investment is profitable right now?

[@David-ct1lc]

Yeah you are right with the current rise of bitcoin, that has made to conclude that no time is too late to invest in Bitcoin

[@user-rn3ip8sk6g]

I just got recommended to him on telegram and I invested, please how good is he?

[@gidd]

When it's the funds and billionaires making money by exploiting the ordinary investor it's ok but when the investor does it and exploits the rich people start questioning whether it's illegal .The hypocrisy 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@calamorta]

Many people with no market knowledge started proposing the ban of short selling... This is why videos like this are important.

[@philandeswilliams1975]

short sellers can help keep the market and companies honest; as long as they are transparent and not deliberately sabotaging stock prices for quick gains.

[@zonghaoli4496]

Speaking the truth, they help finding the prices.

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@zonghaoli4496 How do you know they're not just manipulating the stock price?

[@olbradley]

Answer: Because it's another way to make money, why did you think? If something is going to go down you have the ability to make money from it. And it's not like short selling is immoral they're going to go down anyway and short sellers often see things other's don't, they have they're own place in the market like everyone else.

[@mewmewkissycutie1028]

thought short sellers were people who were short and sold stuff

[@tomlxyz]

@gg gg this is a comment section, not an Q&A section. People post without being asked

[@deepaksandid4119]

Selling what you dont own...that's the issue - causing stop lose to trigger not because the company resources /project/pipeline etc is not at the rendez vous- but because cartels are allowed

[@zachb1706]

They are selling what they borrowed. It only causes the stock price to fall if there is an overall negative outlook for the company

[@deepaksandid4119]

@@zachb1706 have you ever sold anything you borrowed in your whole life ? it is not YOURS...thats the concept,,,can you sell (opposite of buy) before you buy.....you can;t control what you don;t own. Thats the concept/rule...in stock they wanted to manipulate the market to create fake supply...and this is how the exception to the concept started to be legal

[@tarrantcountykid]

Short selling today is of no useful purpose for anything other than stealing value from unsuspecting investors. Whatever a hedge fund manager thinks about a stock his opinion is his for buying and selling his own stock.

[@zachb1706]

You don’t understand a thing about the stock market

[@tarrantcountykid]

@@zachb1706 I understand everything about the stock market, what it originally intended to be and how and what it has become. I understand how some people make money and how some people lose money. I don’t have to like it just because others do.

[@dmitrozarickiy4289]

Gamestop stock was shortened 120% !!! It has nothing to do with "...providing liquidity to the market.." It was purely an attempt to move price down from few powerful hedge funds.

[@sang3Eta]

When paper stocks converted to online nominee accounts the ownership of the stock was stolen from the buyer to the dealer. It should be illegal to make money renting and selling someone elses asset to scare them into selling it at a lower price! Imagine if they did this with your other assets like your house or your car, you would rightly call them thiefs and fraudsters!

[@johndalton1329]

Hahaha

[@al1383]

The borrowing of shares, ESPECIALLY when you can borrow more shares than should be available, and selling them below asking price in order to drop a stock price is a very easy way to drop a sp. That combined with services always try to get the best available price when stocks are purchased, makes tanking a stock price way to easy. I hate it, but idk what the answer is

[@X-Warrior.1119]

Hey "Old Money"... 👋😏?! If you keep playing with fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥. You might as well get burned 24/7 🕖 ...😎😎😎

[@landonlosey7076]

Short selling isn't the issue!!! We traders aren't against shorting. But when the big players short 140% of a stock then Robinhood bans buying... Well then that's the issue

[@jackcullen69]

When big players profit and lose: Ok When too many small players lose: Ok When too many small players profit: NOW HOLD ON THERE

[@greyfox78569]

Bad video read up on Naked Shorts which this video clearly left out on purpose as that was what was going on with Game Stop. Naked Short is where someone sells or shorts the same stock to multiple buyers artificially creating more stock, and driving down the price more.

[@strider06]

This comment section is so dumb. Short selling is and should always be legal. Just cause you got burned on some meme stocks doesn't mean it should be illegal. Its to keep the market in check. God damn so many people doing things they don't understand. Naked short selling is illegal and should remain illegal.

[@Ganjor420]

Winning, not because you did something good but because you had lots of money that you could bet on someone else losing... isn't that the dream of capitalism? Money is everything, who cares about creating something of value.

[@jonathanngo7452]

You know... Like a casino!

[@zinfin3713]

Ha...only for you...do some research

[@clintonhilary7736]

Bitcoin price just finally blasted well above 50K for the first time in history. With the leading cryptocurrency by market cap having no clear resistance above it, it has now entered price discovery mode, and where to next is anyone's guess. I personally think now is the right time to take advantage of the current bull run and make money leveraging trad es rather than just hodlin until the bears take over. I'm not a pro tradr but I was lucky enough to make 25BTC since late last year following the instriuctions and s! Gnals from Carlos . He runs programs for investors / newbies who lack understanding on how trad! ng Bitcoin works, to help them utilize the volatility of the crypto market and also stack up more bitcoin. You can easily get to him on InstaGram (@carlos_andrewfx)

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly

[@SérgioGuerreiroHenriques]

NBC: "Here's why short selling is legal. We need to be able to place bets on when someone dies"

[@siddoo6778]

The problem isn’t short-selling, it’s short-selling a 140% of a stock.

[@alexm566]

vw was 1,200% shorted in 2008 and became the most valued company in the world until the squeeze squoze

[@rosaliemiller3183]

A lot of people are not financially stable this period and it's not easy, I always advise people, don't just waste your stimulus checks or salary, invest it in something that will yield more, even if it is a part of it. We can't keep relying on a paycheck that is already half-spent before we even receive it, there are investment opportunities that have helped a lot of people especially in the financial market. Having different streams of income is essential in this pandemic, especially now most of us have to earn and work from home. I've made impressive progress so far this year and it has helped me sort out a lot of bills and I do that through a registered investment company. You can get in touch with the manager via Instagram (@carlos_andrewfx) he will guide you properly

[@alexm566]

@@rosaliemiller3183 do you even have a website or a Facebook page?

[@seneca983]

@@alexm566 "vw was 1,200% shorted in 2008" It was only 12% of all the stocks of the company. It was just that suddenly it was made public that Porsche had bought a lot of VW shares and the stock available for trade was only 1% of all the stock.

[@alexm566]

@@seneca983 yup, that means 1,200% of the float, right?1

[@MontananMusician]

So the trick is to double down on your choices. Really try and screw the other company.. Seems kinda narcissistic imo

[@thiagoXXXmarinho]

Wow, big pro short bias here. Why not make a balanced report with views from both sides of the argument?