Trading
Short Position
Selling an asset expecting the price to fall.
Full Definition
Going short (or shorting) means selling an asset you don't own with the expectation of buying it back later at a lower price for profit. In forex, going short EUR/USD means selling euros while buying dollars, profiting if the euro weakens against the dollar. Short selling allows traders to profit from falling markets.
Example
You go short EUR/USD at 1.1100 expecting the euro to weaken. If EUR/USD falls to 1.1000, you profit 100 pips by buying back (closing) at a lower price than you sold.
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