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Algorithmic Short Selling with Python - Second Edition
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This chapter provided a structured process for boiling down a broad investment universe to a practical list of securities suitable for short selling. Because of the inherent asymmetrical risk in short selling, the chapter emphasized strict filtering based on liquidity, crowding, corporate actions, fundamentals, valuations, and beta.
The first filter is liquidity, described as the currency of the bear markets. Liquidity often evaporates during selloffs, so short positions must be chosen with the exit in mind before entering. Small-cap stocks, despite offering many theoretical opportunities, are generally excluded due to thin trading volume, limited borrow availability, and painful short squeeze risk. A minimum of roughly $1 million in daily trading value is a practical threshold.
Next, the chapter highlights "crowded shorts" as perilous. When borrow utilization rises above about 50%, the risk of recalls and forced short cover increases sharply, while downside...
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