Short selling

2015 film directed by Adam McKay

practice of selling securities or other financial instruments that are not currently owned

short squeeze of GameStop stock and many other assets in 2021

financial crisis in 1992

rise in a stock caused by short sellers having to cover their positions by buying stock

Short-selling activist firm that publishes reports alleging fraud

non-fiction work by Michael Lewis

r/wallstreetbets, also known as WallStreetBets or WSB, is a subreddit where participants discuss stock and option trading. It has become notable for its colorful jargon, aggressive trading strategies, stories of extreme gains and losses made in the stock market, and for playing a major role in the GameStop short squeeze that caused significant losses forseveralf US hedge funds and short sellers for a duration of time in early 2021.

agreement to give stock loans for a fee and collateral

1958 United States law

practice of short-selling a tradable asset of any kind without first borrowing the security or ensuring that the security can be borrowed