taking an investment position that will benefit if the value of the stock goes down. Traditionally, "shorting a stock" means borrowing shares of stock from another broker, selling them, then buying them back (after the price has fallen) in order to return the stocks to the broker from whom they were borrowed.
You can short a stock using a derivative; this can include buying futures in the stock (i.e., a contract to sell someone else the stocks); or buying a put option (also called a put). A third way is to write a call (i.e., a call option, also known as a call) for the stock.
You can short a stock using a derivative; this can include buying futures in the stock (i.e., a contract to sell someone else the stocks); or buying a put option (also called a put). A third way is to write a call (i.e., a call option, also known as a call) for the stock.
Shorting a stock usually requires a great deal of skill and courage; even the most talented short will only make money during rare crises.
by Abu Yahya April 5, 2010
Get the shorting a stock mug.when you are a crack and/or meth head and you look all over the ground (that you put your hard drugs on or near), all over the carpet, and desks, tables, etc., and you are desperately looking for any little piece of the drug to snort or smoke, cause you're a tweaker, and you need the drugs so bad. this is also called tweaking. the person has to be real serious about it, his head real close to the ground scanning it like he's a Terminator idenifying objects. and it looks real sad to the observer, cause the person is acting crazy.
"fernando, what are you doing?"
fernando: "shuddup fool, shuddup. there's still a few pieces/some shit around here." *is looking super close to the table and around the carpet*
"dude, you've been doing that for like an hour now. let's go."
"(we'll go in) just a sec."
*30 minutes pass*
"what the fuck fernando, let's go"
*grabs fernando and pulls him out of the room*
*later on telling another friend what fernando was doing and why it took so long to meet him*
"fernando was carpet sharking(/tweaking) again."
fernando: "shuddup fool, shuddup. there's still a few pieces/some shit around here." *is looking super close to the table and around the carpet*
"dude, you've been doing that for like an hour now. let's go."
"(we'll go in) just a sec."
*30 minutes pass*
"what the fuck fernando, let's go"
*grabs fernando and pulls him out of the room*
*later on telling another friend what fernando was doing and why it took so long to meet him*
"fernando was carpet sharking(/tweaking) again."
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Get the sharking mug.To have no expression. To stare into space. To have absolutely no thoughts. Basically, to not give a shit. If someone asks you a question, you'll simply nod your head and pretend you understood, even if it wasn't a yes or no question.
Bitch: ew 0mg lyke look at that dude
Bitch's friend: w0w whut tha fuq?
Not a bitch: shut up bitches, he's just shariing.
Person at party: Yo where's your bathroom at?
Host of party: *nods head*
Person at party: Dude, stop shariing, I really have to take a shit
Stoner: Pass the blunt bro
Person shariing: *looks into space hitting blunt*
Stoner: I feel you dude
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Host of party: *nods head*
Person at party: Dude, stop shariing, I really have to take a shit
Stoner: Pass the blunt bro
Person shariing: *looks into space hitting blunt*
Stoner: I feel you dude
by teegeee January 16, 2011
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Mackenzie: Hey, Shawna, did you see Khloe sharing spit with that white boy at the game?
Shawna: Yeah, I saw it. And her boyfriend was like right there. What a whore.
Mackenzie: I hate Khloe.
Shawna: Yeah, I saw it. And her boyfriend was like right there. What a whore.
Mackenzie: I hate Khloe.
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