Definition of Going Short
Opening a sell position, expecting the price to fall. If you go short EUR/USD, you are selling euros and buying dollars.
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Going Short
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Short answer
Opening a sell position, expecting the price to fall.
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Apply the definition: restate “Going Short” in one sentence tied to your next trade (symbol, direction, size, stop). If you cannot, re-read the definition above.
Common mistake
Common mistake: using “Going Short” as loose slang while your broker/platform specification defines it more narrowly.
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Opening a sell position, expecting the price to fall.
Knowing the precise definition of “Going Short” prevents platform and broker-spec mistakes—a common source of size and cost errors.
Common mistake: using “Going Short” as loose slang while your broker/platform specification defines it more narrowly.