Short sellers, or traders who wager on share price declines, are up $159 billion in paper profits over just six trading days ...

Traders who bet on falling stock prices—known as short sellers—had made about $159 billion in paper profits over just six trading days, thanks ...

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Short sellers targeting U.S. companies have gained $127 billion on paper from April ...

When you short a stock, you’re betting on its decline, and to do so, you effectively sell stock you don’t have into the market. Your broker can lend you this stock if it’s available to borrow. If the ...

Regulators should use the discretion they have in how they police public companies and the hedge funds that bet against them.

Short selling is a way to invest so that you profit when the price of a security — such as a stock — declines. It’s considered an advanced strategy that is probably best left to experienced ...