Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
by kahrl on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:46AM
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Yes. It’s called naked short selling. It’s been illegal since 2008. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_short_selling
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Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
by kgwgk on Thursday January 28, 2021 @02:04AM
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No, your link is about selling shares you didn’t borrow first. What’s going on here is perfectly legal, as explained in that very same link:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_short_selling#%22Norma...