Discover Short Selling

Short Selling Calculator

See how much you can profit when a share price falls.

Your Trade Details

Pick a share that is falling in price

Current price

Today's market price

Target price

Expected price after the fall

Investment amount

How much money will you invest?

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SHORT-SELLING QUOTATION
You’ll receive the borrowed shares on Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Security	Quantity	Entry Price	Exit Price	Stoploss Price	Borrowing Rate	Days to Hold
	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.75%	57

Estimated Gross Return	0.00% 0.00
Transaction Fees	0.00%
Platform & Lender Access fee (20% of profit)	0.00%
Net Profit	0.00% 0.00

STEP 1 (Borrow shares that are falling in price and sell them before they fall)

You will borrow 0 shares of N/A and sell at KES 0.00

STEP 2 (Buy the shares at the lower price and return them to the lender, keeping the profit)

Buy back the KES 0 shares at KES 0.00, which is lower by KES 0.00 a gross profit of KES 0.00.

Collateral Security & Borrowing Cost

You place 110% (CDSC mandatory requirement) + 0.00% (your stop-loss risk margin) = Total 110.00% of the value of shares as security which comes to KES 0.00

You pay the Lender interest (Lending Fee) of KES 0.00 for the 57 days you have borrowed the shares, at the 91 Day treasury bill rate currently at 8.75%

Dividend Manufacture (added to collateral security)

This borrowing period does not cross the selected security's book closure date.

What else do you need to know (Risks)

You set your stop-loss risk limit at 0.00. Close your short position before reaching this limit. If the limit is reached, your position will be closed automatically and a penalty may apply.

Transaction Fees

Brokerage Commissions 0.00

CDSC Levy 0.00

Guarantee Fund 0.00

SLB Agent Fee 0.00

Platform & Lender Access fee

FourFront Service Fee 0.00

Dividend Manufacture

Dividend Amount 0.00

Share availability is confirmed. Fill in the details below and sign to place your shortsell order

Total amount required to proceed with order

KES 0.00

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This is a quotation and final values may differ slightly due to market conditions
Securities Lending and Short-Selling is provided through a project between FourFront Management and Central Depository and Settlment Corporation (CDSC).

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Status

Collateral: Held at Standard Investment Bank (Read More)

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Open Short Positions – You have Borrowed

Security	Quantity	Days Left	Collateral Tied Up	Action

Open Short Positions – You have Lent

Security	Quantity	Days Left	Collateral Tied Up	Action

Statement of Activity

TXN Date	Return Date	Security	Shares	Collateral	Status