BUY, SELL and SHORT

#1
Hello Fellow traders,

I have a rather small and simple query about BUY, SELL and SHORT. I will explain my query with the help of an example.

Suppose i BUY 100 shares of ABC @ price of 100. Now lets say the trend changed and ABC becomes 95. Now what i do is that i SHORT 100 shares of ABC at 95. Now my query is that, the moment i SHORT 100 shares, will that imply that:
1) I have simply SELL them as the quantity of BUY and SHORT is same viz 100 or
2) Do i first need to SELL these 100 shares and then do SHORT or
3) Simply doing SHORT of 200 shares will imply 100 shares SELL and remaining 100 shares SHORT.?

Kindly advice. Thanks in advance. :thumb:
 

DanPickUp

Well-Known Member
#2
Hello Fellow traders,

I have a rather small and simple query about BUY, SELL and SHORT. I will explain my query with the help of an example.

Suppose i BUY 100 shares of ABC @ price of 100. Now lets say the trend changed and ABC becomes 95. Now what i do is that i SHORT 100 shares of ABC at 95. Now my query is that, the moment i SHORT 100 shares, will that imply that:
1) I have simply SELL them as the quantity of BUY and SHORT is same viz 100 or
2) Do i first need to SELL these 100 shares and then do SHORT or
3) Simply doing SHORT of 200 shares will imply 100 shares SELL and remaining 100 shares SHORT.?

Kindly advice. Thanks in advance. :thumb:
Nr.3 is the answer. ( 100 - 100 = 0 and 100 - 200 = - 100 )
 

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