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Short Selling the FTSE 100 stock?

  • 23-01-2009 7:12pm
    #1
    stainluss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭


    could i do it with sharewatch? how would it work?could i choose when to buy them back after they put the money in my account or is there a set date which i must buy them back? would they let me do it for any amount i wish? (im considering this as it was officially announced today that britan is in recession) http://finance.google.com/finance?q=INDEXFTSE:.FTSE
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  • #2
    Idu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭Idu


    if thats what you are basing it on then you've missed the boat I'm afraid. Markets have considered Britain to be in a recession for a long time


  • #3
    stainluss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭stainluss


    janets_on_clubs wrote: »
    if thats what you are basing it on then you've missed the boat I'm afraid. Markets have considered Britain to be in a recession for a long time

    ya i thought they are in recession already but i think it could go down further... anyway how would i go about short selling any stock?


  • #4
    Idu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭Idu


    dunno if the short selling ban is still in place. If not you can do it through any online trading company


  • #5
    daveirl
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