You have a view that a certain share is going to fall in price. With spread betting, unlike conventional share trading, you can actually take a position that you can profit from, should your view be proved correct.

To go short, you would execute a sell trade on our live quoted price, which is based around the live share price. If the share falls in value, as you predicted, you can close your spread bet at the lower price - you profit from the difference between the price at which you went short and the price at which you closed the trade.

And it’s not just shares you can short, but if you think Crude Oil will continue to tumble, or that the FTSE or the DOW is heading for another fall, you can short them too with ShortsandLongs.com

Of course, another vital purpose of going short via spread betting may be to hedge your personal share portfolio, to protect it against a fall in value during a market downturn.

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*Please note, the FSA's decision to temporarily ban short selling on certain financial stocks means ShortsandLongs.com members cannot currently sell a limited selection of shares. 

> See the full list of affected stocks here

At Shorts and Longs you can spread bet on shares, indices, commodities, currencies and more. And with our Tight Spreads, Fast Executions, Free Guaranteed Stops and Low Deposit Requirements, at ShortsandLongs you can trade with complete control over your risk. 

ShortsandLongs.com is a trading name of financial spread betting company Spreadex Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your stake. It may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

This Shorts and Longs site is intended for those persons of 18 years of age or older.