To Make a Profit from a Short Transaction, the Investor

To make a profit from a short transaction, the investor must do all of the following except

A) borrow a specific number of a company's shares of stock from a broker.
B) obtain financing from a bank.
C) sell the borrowed stock immediately.
D) buy an equal number of shares as soon as the price drops.
E) repay the borrowed stock with the newly purchased shares.