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Re:The Battle of GameStop by thefreeman on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:24PM (#25912113)
"no shares left to purchase". what?? 160 million shares changed hands today. there will never be no shares left to purchase.
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Re:The Battle of GameStop by ZephyrBlu on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:18AM (#25914551)
They shorted more GME shares than the amount that currently exist. That's what "no shares left to purchase" is referring to.
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Re:The Battle of GameStop by jaycroft on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:50PM (#25912295)
Flow and stock are different.
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