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Today we will go over what is short selling, how it works and how you can apply it to your own investing journey. If you have ever come across a situation where you knew a market crash is incoming, but have no way of capitalizing the opportunity, then enter the world of short selling, or shorting the market. We will go over some numbers explaining it and some unique risks that you definitely need to watch out for!

Welcome to The Vanilla Podcast, hosted by Ivan from the Vanilla Investor. On this podcast you’ll learn everything investing-related, smart personal finance tactics and achieving financial independence for you and your loved ones! We talk about the ways of investing your money in the stock market, the most optimal debt repayment strategies, and how you can work your way to a millionaire even on a low salary!

Timestamps:

(01:10) - Shorting

(03:19) - Concept of margin

(05:20) - Cost of interest

(06:06) - Buy-in risk

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