Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-232) and index.

What is short selling and how can it help your investing -- Characteristics of short selling -- Risks and costs of short selling -- Fundamental analysis -- Basic accounting for short sellers -- Analyzing the balance sheet -- The income statement -- Cash flow statement -- Technical analysis -- Detecting bear markets -- Trading strategies -- Shorting with options -- Shorting commodities -- Shorting with mutual funds, hedge funds and etfs -- Special situation shorts -- Risk management.