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Re:The SEC has temporarily halted trading of Neuromama Ltd. by digler999 on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:26AM (#12295535)
> to borrow shares so that she can short sell.

why would she do this instead of just buying a bunch of put options on the stock ?

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Re:The SEC has temporarily halted trading of Neuromama Ltd. by akg_67 on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:39AM (#12295573)
There need to be someone who is selling/writing put option before you can buy put option.
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