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Re:Snap Tumbles Below IPO Opening Price as Analysts Say Sell by bogomipz on Monday March 06, 2017 @11:13PM (#13808224)
>"If you could short every series A or B company, you'd make a killing doing so."

To short a stock you generally borrow that stock(on margin) from a broker. How do you do that with a pre-IPO company?

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Re:Snap Tumbles Below IPO Opening Price as Analysts Say Sell by hkmurakami on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @01:42AM (#13808705)
You can bet against anything with a derivative instrument as long you can find a counterparty for your bet.
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Re:Snap Tumbles Below IPO Opening Price as Analysts Say Sell by rjtavares on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @03:22AM (#13809021)
That's not shorting though. The difference being that a short sale has an effect on the market while a bet is invisible (so you can bet the whole market cap of the company without moving the market)
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