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Shorting stocks: Mechanical aspects

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Introduction Compact

Here is a place for FAQs on short selling.

Suitable topics include:
* dealing with your broker
* margin requirements
* borrowing shares
* puts & calls
* shorting against the box
* what to do when a broker calls shares in
* where to get short interest data
* information resources useful for short sellers

The root for this group of short-selling threads is:
Subject 15249

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172	Has anyone shorted a stock with a rights offering? I am looking at ICOGF which	dumbmoney	-	6/12/1999
171	Daniel, I'll answer your questions for clarification as best I can. I want	RobbRacer	-	2/22/1999
170	Suppose I want to sell you the Hope diamond, but I don't own it. I could ju	Q.	-	2/22/1999
169	Hi RobbRacer, Thanks for the description of naked shorting. Your description,	Daniel Chisholm	-	2/22/1999
168	I think I know how the mechanics of naked shorting works enought to explain it.	RobbRacer	-	2/22/1999
167	Daniel: I agree that the clearing process is the basis for understanding short	peter michaelson	-	2/22/1999
166	John, I think understanding the clearing process in depth is the key. It would	Daniel Chisholm	-	2/22/1999
165	I've never asked a Canadian broker, but one person who has used one has tol	Q.	-	2/21/1999
164	Could this be the infamous "naked shorting" we hear so much about, ye	Daniel Chisholm	-	2/21/1999
163	Can anyone explain this. I call my Canadian broker to short a NASDAQ stock. He	Polartee	-	2/20/1999
162	techstocks.com A thread regarding offshore accounts and short selling. Anyone	peter michaelson	-	2/8/1999
161	Hi Peter. <i><< somebody out there must know this stuff......>&	Anaxagoras	-	11/23/1998
160	John, All: I need help understanding the mechanical aspects of the un-announce	peter michaelson	-	11/22/1998
159	Both links? Hold on I just reopen them and say "make public"... Recen	RockyBalboa	-	11/22/1998
158		Anaxagoras	-	11/22/1998
157	DATEK NO SHORTS, NO MARGIN - INFORMATION I've compiled a list of pres	RockyBalboa	-	11/21/1998
156	<i>If you are a really large client, and they aren't paying you, the	Allan F	-	10/29/1998
155	David, no broker should ever charge you interest due to you taking a short posi	Q.	-	10/5/1998
154	Questions about interest on short positions: I currently use Discover Direct a	David Penfield	-	10/5/1998
153	Ben, Message 5831675 Also, do a keyword search for SRCM to see the latest tal	chester lee	-	9/24/1998
152	<<Datek just called, they forced me to cover my short position in SRCM. H	Harpo	-	9/24/1998
151	The case for some investors may be even stronger than you suggest. For one, big	dumbmoney	-	9/24/1998
150	Why might it make sense to keep a short position open, even after the stock has	Daniel Chisholm	-	9/24/1998
149	Ken, Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you got out of that small liability. c	chester lee	-	9/22/1998
148	<i>I've got a limit stop order to buy, in case it ever trades again	Ken Brown	-	9/22/1998

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