RE:To Reduce Short SellingNot true I'm afraid my freind, I discussed this with my broker(CIBC) and apparently even though you do what you described the sneaky #@&% are still lending them out behind your back. I told them this was unacceptable and basically raised hell with them too which led them to email me a letter stating that all my equity holdings in all my accounts will not be lended/borrowed out in the future...I still put them all for sale 30 days out at higher prices though as you state.