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Shorting can be used in different contexts. Broadly speaking, shorting can refer to selling.
If you already own an instrument shorting means closing your position.
If you do not own an instrument, you can still short the asset and buy it later. In this practice, you bet that the price of the asset is going to fall and you can buy it at a cheaper price in future.
See this article from FINRA for more information on short selling.
If a hedge fund with an active investment strategy believes that the share price is going to fall they are likely to place a net short position on that instrument.
Because it's a legal requirement. Most European market authorities expect a filing when the net short position in a publicly listed company exceeds 0.1% of total outstanding shares.
The legal framework varies across different jurisdictions. Pending national regulation, the shorting practice can be banned for certain instruments generally or for certain periods.
Position Holder is the entity (e.g. a hedge fund) that places a bet against the share prices of an Issuer (i.e. a publicly listed company).
ISIN is an ISO identifier that helps to identify an issuer.
Short Percent is the number of shares a position holder bet against an issuer divided over the total outstanding shares of the Issuer.
Position Date is the date on which the position is taken.
For certain countries, a Reporting Date is also available which shows the date on which the regulatory body received a notification of the short position.
The short positions are specific bets a Position Holder (i.e. a hedge fund) takes in an Issuer.
The issuer level shorts are the sum of all positions reported to a regulatory body for an Issuer. In the U.S., only this measure is publicly available.
You can trade stocks with many brokers.
Selling what you already own is not expected to bear any costs.
If you want to bet against the price of a share going down, you are likely to be charged a share lending fee which can vary pending the country and the volatility of share price.
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