Short Selling: Strategies, Risks, and Rewards

The latest theoretical and empirical evidence on short selling inthe United States and throughout the world
To get the most success out of what the finance community regardsas a risky business, short sellers need high-level information. TheTheory and Practice of Short Selling offers managers and investorsthe information they need to maximize and enhance their shortselling capabilities for bigger profits. Frank Fabozzi collects agroup of market experts who share their knowledge on everythingfrom the basics to the complex in the world of short sales,including mechanics of short selling, the empirical evidence onshort-selling, the implications or restrictions on short sellingfor investment strategies, short-selling strategies pursued byinstitutional investors, and identifying short-sellingcandidates.
Frank J. Fabozzi, PhD, CFA (New Hope, PA), is the Frederick FrankAdjunct Professor of Finance at Yale University's School ofManagement and Editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management. He isthe author or editor of over 100 books on finance and investing.