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/pol/ News Network @PNN | Here’s a simple explanation for what’s happening with the stock market right now. (media.patriots.win) 🇺🇸🎖️ MEME ARMY 🎖️🇺🇸
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– NZbacon 150 points ago +150 / -0

Forgot to mention they shorted more shares than actually exist.

So they need to buy them and sell them at as heavy loss more than once!

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– ProfessorOak 75 points ago +75 / -0

How does one short a share that doesn't exist? How can you borrow and then sell something nonexistent? Wouldn't the person buying know?

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– global_cafeous 45 points ago +45 / -0

B borrows the share from A, and sells it to C. D borrows the share from C and sells it to E. So in this case there is now one share and two people that need to buy it back.

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– NancysMinge 6 points ago +6 / -0

Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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