How short selling works, and what it costs to hold
See what really happens when you open a short, and why it isn’t free to hold.
Module 23 of 26, Putting it together: size, gaps, brokers and your plan. Lesson 3 of 7, about 14 minutes.
The takeaway
Borrowing shares to short isn’t free, and the fee keeps running for as long as the trade is open.
This page is a public summary. The full lesson has the worked examples, an interactive exercise and a short quiz, and sits in the course. Lessons 1 and 2 of Module 1 are free and the rest need a pass.
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