# bear Summary:: A financial term for a person who, anticipating lower [prices](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#price), sells for future delivery a commodity, currency or security which he does not own with the expectation he will be able to buy it at a lower [price](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#price) before he is required to make delivery. A bear is said to sell short. The operations or transactions of bears have the effect on market [prices](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#price) of an increased supply and thus tend to reduce [prices](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#price). ---- A financial term for a person anticipating lower ***prices***. # References / Links Reference::[[bull]] ## Real Bear ![[IMG_1021.jpg]]