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# Short
When you open a **Short** position on **EasyX**, you are simulating the process of borrowing an asset and selling it at the current price, also known as the **Entry Price**. **By doing this, you are essentially betting on the value of the asset decreasing.**
When you decide to close the **Short** position, you simulate the buy-back of the same quantity of the traded asset, but at a new price known as the **Mark Price**. **The purpose of this buy-back is to return the borrowed asset to the lender.**
If the **Mark Price** is lower than the **Entry Price** at which you initially sold the asset, you will make a profit. **This means you are buying it back for a lower price than what you initially sold it for, resulting in a positive difference: your ****profit****.**
{% hint style="success" %} **Short** positions are profitable when the **Mark Price** of the asset is lesser than the **Entry Price**.
{% endhint %}
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