Remember that it can be considerably more difficult to borrow microcap shares because of their illiquidity. However, it is very possible, especially in the US. Also, when shorting, remember that your risk is higher. You are using borrowed money and the stocks are more thinly traded. Lastly, because a stock price can continue to increase, your potential losses could be much higher if you are wrong.
A quick step-by-step recap:
- Identify the stock
- Borrow the stock
- Sell the stock
- Wait for stock prices to decline
- Buy back the stock at a discount price
- Return the stock
Infographic from Visual Capitalist
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2 Comments
Rayban
Many USA Brokers do not allow shorting stocks that are currently less than 4.00 USD per share . I would feel, like a criminal shorting pennies anyway unless there was something fundamentally wrong with the management . If I own a lot and the management is burying the company I would short like a demon until it is fixed and buy and hold as much as I shorted . Rare though , totally bad management , I have seen it . Otherwise your money is just gone , I have had that happen , lost 80% in 3 months , bad management , just screaming at them and they wiped out anyway . LOL .
Paul Bear
Thanks for the simplified graphic. Breaking down the investing process is the first step. Now we could use a list of penny stocks to watch. pennystockdivas.com
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