by fairmarketalliance | Feb 24, 2026 | Education
Imagine finding out that your favorite store or tech gadget company is secretly under attack. Not by hackers or competitors, but by investors betting it will fail. This practice, known as short selling, has put enormous pressure on several major U.S. consumer-facing...
by fairmarketalliance | Feb 3, 2026 | Education
In the quest to foster innovation in America’s most critical sectors – from life-saving biotech and clean energy to infrastructure and cutting-edge tech – entrepreneurs face well-known hurdles like technical challenges and market competition. But there’s another,...
by fairmarketalliance | Jan 27, 2026 | Education
Your 401(k) and pension are supposed to secure your retirement. But did you know those same savings might be fueling market manipulation? An obscure but common practice called securities lending could be enabling short sellers to bet against the very stocks your...
by fairmarketalliance | Jan 19, 2026 | Education
The GameStop saga of January 2021 was a watershed moment that thrust short selling into the public spotlight. A coordinated effort by retail investors on Reddit sparked an unprecedented short squeeze in GameStop (GME), a stock that had over 100% of its float sold...
by fairmarketalliance | Jan 8, 2026 | Education
Fails to Deliver: The Hidden Indicator of Market Manipulation Short selling is a common trading practice where an investor borrows shares to sell them, hoping to buy back later at a lower price. In normal circumstances, short selling can contribute to healthy markets...
by fairmarketalliance | Dec 30, 2025 | Education
Is the Market Rigged? How Retail Investors Lose Out to Wall Street’s Short Tactics In early 2021, the GameStop saga shone a spotlight on an obscure corner of Wall Street: stocks with extremely high short interest. These “short-heavy” markets, where bearish bets...
by fairmarketalliance | Dec 22, 2025 | Education
Naked Short Selling Explained: When Market Strategy Becomes Market Exploitation Imagine betting that a stock’s price will drop and making money if it does. This is the essence of short selling, a legitimate (though risky) trading strategy. But now imagine pushing that...
by fairmarketalliance | Dec 16, 2025 | Education
The Hidden Cost of Short Heavy Markets: Retail Investor Losses Explained Short selling is a trading strategy that allows investors to profit when a stock’s price falls. In a standard short sale, a trader borrows shares, sells them, and later hopes to buy them back at...
by fairmarketalliance | Dec 3, 2025 | Education
FAQ: Understanding Short Pressure: What to Look For in a Publicly Traded Company’s History Short selling and “short pressure” are often mentioned in market news, especially when a stock’s price swings wildly. But what exactly is short pressure, and how can everyday...
by fairmarketalliance | Nov 26, 2025 | Education
How Short Selling Impacts Ordinary Investors Even When They’re Not Paying Attention For the average person investing in stocks, whether a retiree holding blue-chip stocks for income, a pension fund managing workers’ retirement money, or a small business owner with...
