Order Types

Short Position

Definition

Selling an asset you don't own (borrowing it) expecting the price to fall, then buying it back at a lower price for profit.

Example

Shorting GBP/USD at 1.2700, expecting it to fall to 1.2600 for a 100-pip profit.

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