The technique of profiting from a price fall is called short-selling, otherwise known as “shorting,” “to go short” or simply “short.” Basically, short-selling is the reverse of how we’re traditionally taught to invest, to buy at the lowest possible price and sell at the highest. When shorting, you aim to jump in at a high and out at a low – with the sequence of events also in reverse, since you sell first and buy back afterwards. Indeed, as confusing as it sounds, this involves selling something that you don’t already own.

Each day we feature the top 10 shorted stocks on the ASX. In the table below you will find the percentage of each stock shorted and the previous day's percentage. If you're interested in more information about each company, further down we have 1-year share price charts, plus links to more charting and news.

Company	Stock Code	% of shorts
JB Hi Fi	JBH	20.86
Myer	MYR	12.25
David Jones	DJS	11.67
Billabong	BBG	11.13
iShares Sml Ords	ISO	11.13
Fairfax	FXJ	11.00
Flight Centre	FLT	9.14
Lynas	LYC	8.94
Cochlear	COH	8.81
Echo Entertainment	EGP	7.51

 

1. JB Hi Fi (JBH)

Stock code: JBH

Charts: JB Hi Fi Limited

More news: JB Hi Fi Limited

 

2. Myer (MYR)

 

Stock code: MYR

Charts: Myer Limited

More news: Myer Limited

 

3. David Jones (DJS)

 

Stock code: DJS

Charts: David Jones Limited

More news: David Jones Limited 

 

4. Billabong (BBG)

 

Stock code: BBG

Charts: Billabong Limited

More news: Billabong Limited

 

5. iShares Small Ords ETF (ISO)

 

Stock code: ISO

Charts: iShares Small Ords ETF Limited

More news: iShares Small Ords ETF Limited

 

6. Fairfax (FXJ)

 

Stock code: FXJ

Charts: Fairfax Limited

More news: Fairfax Limited

7. Flight Centre (FLT)

 

Stock code: FLT

Charts: Flight Centre Limited

More news: Flight Centre Limited

 

8. Lynas (LYC)

 

Stock code: LYC

Charts: Lynas Limited

More news: Lynas Limited

 

9. Cochlear (COH)

 

Stock code: COH

Charts: Cochlear Limited

More news: Cochlear Limited

 

10. Echo Entertainment (EGP)

 

Stock code: EGP

Charts: Echo Entertainment

More news: Echo Entertainment

 

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Shorted positions information from ASIC. Charts as at close of last full day's trade.

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