RE:RE:RE:RE:shorts....Shamorish... just talk to my online brokers (manager) and the answer is this: YES it's possible to borrow shares from someone to short it... BUT... that person (that lend the shares) need a special account. In USA it's a lot easier to borrow shares from someone and short it.. SO my suggestion is make sure you don't have such account in Canada or if you have US stocks make sure your brokers doesn't lend your stocks, call them and ask questions! Now concerning NAKED SHORT yes it does exist but it is not legal in USA and under tight control in Canada and should be banned. So it's possible to short a stock from a broker if you have that special account OR Naked short.