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Q.Explain the following term/concept.
Bear

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2025Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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A Bear is a pessimistic speculator who expects share prices to fall and sells now to buy back cheaper later.

A bear is one of the main types of speculators on a stock exchange:

  • A bear expects a fall in prices. He sells securities (sometimes short — securities he does not currently own) at today's price, expecting to buy them back later at a lower price and pocket the difference. …

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