Selling borrowed shares hoping to buy them back cheaper later, profiting from a price fall.
Short selling is selling shares you do not own (you borrow them) hoping the price falls, so you buy them back cheaper, return them, and pocket the difference — the opposite of normal buying, where you profit from a rise. It is an advanced, high-risk approach because the loss is theoretically unlimited (price can rise without a ceiling), whereas in normal buying your maximum loss is your investment. On the EGX, short selling is allowed for a defined list of stocks under regulatory conditions, not for all stocks. It suits professional traders who understand the risk. FoudaLens shows whether a stock is short-sell eligible.