Short Selling a Stock Refers to

question 43

Multiple Choice

Short selling a stock refers to

• A)poor performance from purchasing an overvalued stock.
• B)the new issuance of low-priced stocks by firms.
• C)the new issuance of stocks by financially weak firms.
• D)the borrowing of stock owned by someone else and selling it in the market.

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