RE:Shorting Is Legal But It Still Kills Good Companies. Read On
Yep, before retailers could trade for a few bucks the only shorters were those with big money. I remember in the late 90's my brokerage bill was over 20 thousand dollars. Now the same thing could be in the hundreds. Also regular shorting is fine, but it is the naked shorting that goes on that is illegal, but no enforcement. Naked shorting equals shorting more shares than exist.