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A Stockbroker Trades Shares She Does Not Own with an Obligation

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A stockbroker trades shares she does not own with an obligation of later repayment, and in the hope that the price of traded shares will fall. She then repays share debt with shares purchased at a lower price and pockets the spread between initial share price and repayment price. This attempt to profit from a falling stock price is known as _____.


Definitions:

Discount

A reduction applied to the price of goods or services, or the difference between the nominal value of a financial instrument and its lower market price.

Bond Liability

A financial obligation of a company that arises when it issues bonds to raise funds, representing its need to repay the principal and interest to bondholders.

Interest Expense

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds, typically reported on the income statement.

Coupon Interest Rate

The annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity.

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