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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by escot on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:08PM (#31030879)
Yes. Specifically, your shares will just turn into cash in your brokerage account. You don't need to initiate a sale.

Note that this happens even if you're going to lose money on your investment.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by cwkoss on Thursday April 14, 2022 @07:20PM (#31034734)
What happens to shorts? Does "debt of 1 share" just turn into "debt of cash value"?
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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by escot on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @07:18PM (#31090654)
Shorts are forced to cover so they have to go out in the market and buy. So effectively they lose their money.

I made a video about some possible outcomes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYFqQ6yk9vs

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