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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum Reconnaissance Energy (Africa) Ltd V.RECO

Alternate Symbol(s):  RECAF

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. is a Canada-based oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the opening of Kavango Sedimentary Basin in the Kalahari Desert of northeastern Namibia and northwestern Botswana. It holds 90% interest in a petroleum exploration license in northeast Namibia and a 100% interest in petroleum exploration rights in northwest Botswana over the entire Kavango... see more

TSXV:RECO - Post Discussion

Reconnaissance Energy (Africa) Ltd > Number of shares shorted
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Post by dhraja on Aug 14, 2020 5:33pm

Number of shares shorted

Short position is 942,565 shares as at end of July.

Maybe thats keeping the lid on this....

See here...


https://www.canadianinsider.com/short-report?ticker=RECO

Comment by investor55x on Aug 17, 2020 3:33pm
I don't understand the almost daily buys from "100 TSX Buy-Ins (CDS)" to a much higher share price. Would someone be so kind to explain this to me. Thanks.
Comment by curious14 on Aug 17, 2020 9:26pm
They are called naked short sales, meaning the seller sold shares which he did not have or couldn cover. The TSX purchase them at a premium price to cover the sales at the expense of the seller becouse the were considered a illigal sale. Certainly not a smart action by the seller, becouse the TSX is watching the shorters now very carefully of the RECO stock becouse it was done several times before ...more  
Comment by investor55x on Aug 18, 2020 2:56am
Thank you very much for explanation, curious14!
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