A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. A "synthetic" is any strategy that mirrors the value changes in another security. For example, a short stock ...

Earlier this week, we highlighted the 25 worst stocks in December, looking at data from the last 10 years. While some stocks on that list may be targeted by short sellers looking for history to repeat ...