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Selling Long

Description:

Selling Long is a stock market strategy in which an investor sells securities that they borrowed, with the intention of buying them back at a lower price in the future. This strategy is based on the belief that the price of the securities will decline, allowing the investor to profit from the difference between the selling and buying prices.

Examples:

Verb:

1. He decided to sell long on the company's stocks, anticipating a drop in their value.

2. The experienced trader advised his client to sell long on the volatile tech sector.

Noun:

1. The selling long strategy requires careful analysis and market research.

2. The investor's selling long paid off when the stock prices plummeted.

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