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Re:Reddit's GameStop, AMC surge is the new Occupy movement by cl42 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:53AM (#25943777)
Yes. If I short a share, I’m selling the share to someone and planning to buy it back later. That person who bought the shares from me can then lend them to someone else... so now two shares are being shorted when only one real share exists.
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Re:Reddit's GameStop, AMC surge is the new Occupy movement by text70 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:18AM (#25944234)
So, closing the loop back to the original analogy, you shouldn't be able to sublet an apartment with an occupancy rate of 4, out to 8 people.
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