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So why wouldn't this shorting go on indefinitely?

Gil

Aug 02, 2011 12:08PM

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Re: So why wouldn't this shorting go on indefinitely?

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So why wouldn't this shorting go on indefinitely?

Gil

posted on Aug 02, 2011 12:35PM

They are supposed to get the shares in a reasonable timeframe. If they just naked short without any intention of borrowing the shares, that would be illegal and they should get in trouble with the SEC. At least thats my understanding of it.

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Aug 02, 2011 02:57PM

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