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Re:GameStop Short Squeeze: The Media Has It Wrong by compsciphd on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @07:14AM (#26000050)
I don't understand the throwaway line

"Yes, there are complexities around naked shorting, but let's not get into that."

what complexities? isn't it simply illegal to short a share that is not yours to short (perhaps because it doesn't even exist).

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Re:GameStop Short Squeeze: The Media Has It Wrong by lordnacho on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @07:36AM (#26000264)
Market makers need to be able to naked short, so they have an exemption. This means if you have a market maker in your business, you might find a way to use that rule.
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