The government and the industry make it next to impossible and the majority of their workers don't understand
Please explain what you mean by that. I haven't shorted before but I am completely open to the idea and plan on shorting eventually. I think there is definitely a time to short and I don't see why it couldn't be very profitable. I believe the timing is more difficult though since overextended stocks tend to drop faster than they went up. Are there special rules regarding shorting that I am not aware of? Which government are you referring to (Canadian)??