# On Shorting ( from a newbie)
**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/on-shorting-from-a-newbie/51224
**Category:** F&O
**Created:** [December 9, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/on-shorting-from-a-newbie/51224 "2018-12-09T16:15:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@lnarine](https://tradingqna.com/u/lnarine)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/on-shorting-from-a-newbie/51224/1 "2018-12-09T16:15:05Z")
Hi
If i short a future contract and the trade went my way and my target met after that should i buy back the future in to my holdings (demat).
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### Author:  [@weaver\_bird](https://tradingqna.com/u/weaver_bird)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/on-shorting-from-a-newbie/51224/2 "2018-12-10T02:42:07Z")
> [@lnarine](#):
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> If i short a future contract and the trade went my way and my target met after that should i buy back the future
Yes, If you want to book your profits and close the position.
If open short position left to expire (on last Thursday of every month ), you will have to do physical delivery for the following list of stock.
> **[What is Zerodha's policy on the physical settlement of equity derivatives on...](https://support.zerodha.com/category/trading-and-markets/margin-leverage-and-product-and-order-types/articles/policy-on-physical-settlement)**
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> What is Zerodha's policy on the physical settlement of equity derivatives on expiry?