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trading vs short selling

short selling vs trading

trading and short selling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trading Yes No No No
short selling Yes No No No
As nouns, short selling is a hyponym of trading; that is, short selling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trading:
  • trading: buying or selling securities or commodities
  • short selling: sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
trading (noun) short selling (noun)
buying or selling securities or commodities sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
Difference between trading and short selling

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