2290 Let me get this straight: Short sellers are heroes but if you have a different political opinion you are to be blacklisted. Forbes deserves to go the way of Melvin Capital. (media.patriots.win) posted 76 days ago by TwoScoopsOfMAGA 76 days ago by TwoScoopsOfMAGA +2290 / -0 56 comments share 56 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (56) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 0 ▼ – AccipiterQ 0 points 76 days ago +2 / -2 That's not what short-selling is. At all. permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – LibertyPrimeWasRight 3 points 76 days ago +3 / -0 In theory it isn't. But the large hedge funds that place massive shorts certainly aren't content with sitting back and hoping they chose correctly. Shorting is a fine thing, in my opinion. But the large entities that engage in it on a massive scale abuse it. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – CucksForTheDonald 2 points 76 days ago +2 / -0 In principle, to short a single share is to bet everything you have on someone else's poor fortune. If you make such bets, you better be willing to lose everything you have. Cause that's the bet. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – DonJr24 1 point 76 days ago +1 / -0 Maybe not in theory, but in practice, it is clearly being abused. permalink parent save report block reply
That's not what short-selling is. At all.
In theory it isn't. But the large hedge funds that place massive shorts certainly aren't content with sitting back and hoping they chose correctly.
Shorting is a fine thing, in my opinion. But the large entities that engage in it on a massive scale abuse it.
In principle, to short a single share is to bet everything you have on someone else's poor fortune.
If you make such bets, you better be willing to lose everything you have. Cause that's the bet.
Maybe not in theory, but in practice, it is clearly being abused.