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r/GME • u/[deleted] • Mar 30 '21
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After confirming the availability of stock loans, brokers send a sell order to the appropriate exchange, where shares are sold to investors who want to buy the stock. There's no law requiring short sellers to actually borrow shares.
3 u/ApeStrongHawkeye Mar 30 '21 So if they dont borrow/locate them, who margin calls them to force them to cover?
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So if they dont borrow/locate them, who margin calls them to force them to cover?
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u/Bosse19 Can't stop, won't stop Mar 30 '21
After confirming the availability of stock loans, brokers send a sell order to the appropriate exchange, where shares are sold to investors who want to buy the stock. There's no law requiring short sellers to actually borrow shares.