Selling it Short

[SilverChris]

So here's the deal, plain and simple. I dont hate on Silver ETF traders. I just dont care.

Now.

I own around 100 oz of physical silver I paid $3000 for. I want to insure that from losing money in the clear down trend we are in with silver spot.

So I want to invest in 250-500 in insurance from selling silver stock short.

If i lose there, I win with my physical (hopefully) and if Im right I should make some money with my short.

What stocks will give me the largest return if i'm right and silver tanks into the mid to low 20;s again and how long can will i be allowed to hold my shorts until I am forced to cover my losses if silver goes up?

Help would be appreciated

[SilverCoin]

So here's the deal, plain and simple. I dont hate on Silver ETF traders. I just dont care.

Now.

I own around 100 oz of physical silver I paid $3000 for. I want to insure that from losing money in the clear down trend we are in with silver spot.

So I want to invest in 250-500 in insurance from selling silver stock short.

If i lose there, I win with my physical (hopefully) and if Im right I should make some money with my short.

What stocks will give me the largest return if i'm right and silver tanks into the mid to low 20;s again and how long can will i be allowed to hold my shorts until I am forced to cover my losses if silver goes up?

Help would be appreciated

I honestly wouldn't do it, not that i'm not a risk taker, but I tried doing stocks TWICE. I even had a broker help me & both times I lost. I think all this E-Trade hype is crap and only 1% of people really make nice profits. They really glorify it to be something its not. Keep stacking your physical and sell some on spikes, buy it on dips. That's just my opinion, don't quit when you're already ahead!

[Diusterios]

I think that's right!

[Mizzle]

So here's the deal, plain and simple. I dont hate on Silver ETF traders. I just dont care.

Now.

I own around 100 oz of physical silver I paid $3000 for. I want to insure that from losing money in the clear down trend we are in with silver spot.

So I want to invest in 250-500 in insurance from selling silver stock short.

If i lose there, I win with my physical (hopefully) and if Im right I should make some money with my short.

What stocks will give me the largest return if i'm right and silver tanks into the mid to low 20;s again and how long can will i be allowed to hold my shorts until I am forced to cover my losses if silver goes up?

Help would be appreciated

The fact that you're asking this on a random internet forum means you ought not be doing what you're planning on doing. Short selling involves extremely high risk. Do not do it.

[Matthew Shelley]

The fact that you're asking this on a random internet forum means you ought not be doing what you're planning on doing. Short selling involves extremely high risk. Do not do it.

A hedge, such as short selling against a long position, reduces risk. It does not add "extremely high" risk, it just changes the risk profile.