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Stillwell888's avatar

Interesting article except you don't need a borrow to short. There are millons of shares that have been naked shorted.

Russell Clark's avatar

Well I can tell you for a fact that shorting naked is illegal and can cause a fine multiple the size of the short

Stillwell888's avatar

Only if it is enforced. Which it isn’t. See Gamestop.