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SONOFFERGUSon May 28, 2024 1:33pm
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RE:RE:Imagine THIS........
RE:RE:Imagine THIS........Crazy, your initial premise is faulty. There are only 100,000 shares in existence. Shorting doesn't change that fact.
I think what you're on about is that the SEC tightened up rules on "naked shorting" -- that is, selling short without finding the shares to borrow -- and the Canadian regulators studied it and decided not to do anything. That means it's easier for shorts to take a run at Canadian companies because they can, at least theoretically, short without share borrowing in place at the outset. Obviously the dealer compliance departments would be a barrier to turning that theory into practice.
"Shorts usually win" needs a citation.