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Two Cents: A Short Explanation of Short Selling

9 minutes 32 seconds

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Betting on a stock's failure can be a risky business, as GameStop short-sellers learned in January 2021. Part of the "Two Cents" series.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 32 seconds

Looking very serious, a woman stands next to a man, explaining something to us.
Two Cents
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Season 1 / Ep 31
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Season 1 / Ep 35
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Season 2 / Ep 12
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Two Cents
Season 2 / Ep 13
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Two Cents
Season 2 / Ep 18
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Mustachioed man wearing a zip-up hoodie talks to us, while on the right a cool dude wearing sunglasses, braces, and a lei points at himself with thumbs up.
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Season 2 / Ep 20
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Two Cents
Season 2 / Ep 21
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Two Cents
Season 2 / Ep 22
5 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12