What are the main short selling methods of A shares? When trading in the A-share market, you can't make a profit by shorting. In a non-strict sense, short selling can also make money from stocks when they fall, which can be achieved in some ways. At present, there are three short selling methods that A-share investors can use: short selling, stock index futures and ETF options. Margin trading. Margin trading can only be used by traders who open margin trading, and investors need to meet certain conditions, such as capital reaching 500,000 yuan. It will filter out a lot of small investments and you can't trade like this. Stock index futures. Stock index futures are contracts that are traded on the basis of specific stock indexes.