RE:Short selling is extremely predatory on low priced stocks NineLives:
These are the terms for shorting at BMO; I don't know what the other Big Bank Brokerages require or allow, and the independents must have different better terms - after all, penny stocks ARE shorted.
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For BMO Investorline:
Listed Stocks Margin required:
Value of $5.00 or more and eligible for reduced margin 130% of market
Value of $2.00 or more: 150%
Value of under $2.00: Not available to short
Exceeding CDN$200,000 in market value: 175%
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About Morningside:
"Didn't understand that earlier post about Morningside. Usually that research is only used for dividend paying stocks. Rarely do they have any genuine information for stocks in this sector. Been like that for years and years, not their area of expertise."
I differ with you about this: This morning I've checked every penny stock junior I have been interested in and Morningstar has reports and ratings on all of them, big dollar stocks, below $2 and even the below 10c ones, all on the standard format report. This is on Investorline; maybe some others don't carry Morningstar reports.