By Yvette Essen It might not sound like the best way to make money on Aim, but betting that the value of smaller shares will fall further is a practice that is starting to occur on the junior market. Bearish investors are increasingly borrowing shares that they don't own, banking on prices deteriorating even more. This may well come as a surprise to investors as the principle of "shorting" is more frequently associated with shares on the main market, where companies are much more liquid. "A lot of people do not think about shorting Aim stocks, as there are fewer shares available to short," says one hedge fund manager. "It may be slightly harder to follow shares on Aim, but people have started to look more closely at these companies. "While they may find it harder to do that on Aim, people will try to short them." In general,...
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