Hargreaves Lansdown is one of Britain’s largest stockbrokers and retail investment platforms helping millions of retail investors manage their savings investments and stock trading. So there is a certain amount of irony that the stock should be in the sights of that most speculative group of market participants, the short sellers.
Why would you short-sell HL Shares?
Short selling is the practice of selling something you don’t own in the expectation of repurchasing it, at a lower price, for a profit, in the future.
Further reading: What is short selling?
A short seller believes that a current price doesn’t accurately reflect the true value o...