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The misuse of short selling by US hedge fund managers has recently been the subject of much scrutiny. The practice involves one party borrowing shares for a small fee, selling them, repurchasing them once the price has fallen in value, returning them to the original owner and making a profit on the difference between the sell and buy price. If the shares are not in fact borrowed in the first place, this is known as naked short selling.
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