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ProfessorGAC

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16. Not Sure There Were Many Shorts

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 1, 2024, 03:11 PM

Oct 1

The available volume of shares to borrow was very low & there was a highly punitive fee for the borrowing where available.
That was all part of the original IPO deal.
The fees made it a VERY high risk to short as such a move required a more than 100% return on price to breakeven.
If it weren't for those extreme restrictions, I'd agree with you completely.

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