Description:

In Sell Short, author Michael Shulman demystifies the art of short-selling and reveals how investors can successfully use this approach to profit from busted stocks in both up and down markets. Sell Short provides readers with a comprehensive overview of how to capture significant profits with this method by implementing put options in their investment program. And while Shulman focuses on shorting company stocks, he also offers tools and techniques for shorting markets and indices, specific sub-segments of the market, real estate (through REITs), and commodity plays. Filled with real-world examples and detailed case studies, this reliable resource will show readers how money can be made when taking the short side of a trade.

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Chapter 1 The Schadenfreude Component of Your Portfolio.

Chapter 2 How Shorting Works.

Chapter 3 The Case for Puts.

Chapter 4 Prospecting for Gold in Fading Stocks.

Chapter 5 Technical Indicators—You Gotta Love This Chart.

Chapter 6 Creating a Position.

Chapter 7 Going Short the Traditional Way or Borrower Beware.

Chapter 8 Shorting a Market Segment.

Chapter 9 Creating the Great Segment Trade.

Chapter 10 Shorting the Indices—Only the Big Ones. Please.

Chapter 11 Managing a Position or Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Face.

Chapter 12 Shorting Commodities and Real Estate.

Chapter 13 Shorting a Country.

Chapter 14 Shorting in a Bull Market.

Chapter 15 Advanced Trading Techniques.

Chapter 16 Case Studies—Ruby Tuesday, the Bear, and the Home Builders.

Glossary.

About the Author.

Index.