Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ)

[PAUL_MARKOWITZ]

To profit from shorting you have to buy back the number of shares shorted....in your example, you would short 50,000/4 = 12,500 shares....in your account you would see a holding of -12,500 HTZ shares....when the price drops to $1, you should cover you shorts by buying back the stock for 12,500*1 = $12,500..

Your profit is 50,000 - 12,500 = $37,500

I hope this makes you understand the short strategy