Shorting a currency is to borrow a currency from a broker and sell it at its current market price. Then, one buys that same currency back once its price falls, returning the borrowed currency to the lender and netting the profit for one’s self. Instead of simply buying an investment low and selling for profitability when it’s high, this flips it. This style of investing uses falling prices for profitability, targeting currencies that are potentially overvalued or at risk. Want to learn more about how this works? The following tutorial teaches you how to short a currency: