Shorting Stocks - Newbie needs some advice

Scrittitrader

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I'm curious -- when I set up an order to sell a stock short, what sort of order should I enter - a sell limit, sell stop, etc.

I've read that I should place a sell limit order just above the bid - which makes sense in theory, but what if I don't want to risk missing the move down ? Can't I just by at the bid (Market order?) What's the risk here?

So - can someone tell me how they execute a short sell trade (both entry and exit(s) and give a clear example of how you set up the actual trade on your stock platform? Thanks!
 
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