11. But investors now sell short for many reasons, including arbitrage plays and betting on takeovers. 12. Consumers have a power they should never sell short . 13. With mutual funds, you can't sell short or day-trade. 14. Under the new rules, real estate trusts will have greater flexibility to sell short -term properties. 15. The ability to sell short securities is essential in a market with wild price fluctuations. 16. Richter continued writing and trying to sell short stories. 17. Which is not to sell short its cultural importance. 18. They would find it nearly impossible, he said, to sell short the most overvalued growth companies. 19. They buy the cheaper contract, instantly sell short the more expensive one and pocket the difference. 20. Fidelity doesn't provide a way for customers to sell short mutual fund shares of outside companies.