What is a long and a short stock?

Here’s the long and the short of it! The distinction between going long and going short is brief but important: Being long a stock means that you own it and will profit if the stock rises. Being short a stock means that you have a negative position in the stock and will profit if the stock falls.

What is the difference between Long put options and short options?

This distinction can become a bit more confusing when you go long put options, which profit when a stock declines. Going short, or short selling, is a way to profit when a stock declines in price. While going long involves buying a stock and then selling later, going short reverses this order of events.

Are men's shorts fraught territory?

For whatever reason, men's shorts are fraught territory. When it comes to ideal length, to styling, to office-appropriateness, everywhere the shorts-loving man turns, he is besieged by legislation. Sometimes it feels like the world is terrified of the male leg.

What is the difference between a short seller and a long seller?

A short seller borrows stock from a broker and sells that into the market. Later the investor expects to repurchase the stock at a lower price, pocketing the difference between the sell and buy prices. That is, while longs try to buy low and sell high, shorts try to sell high and buy low.