stockie101, there is legal shorting a legal trade and there is Naked shorting. Please learn the difference. I don't know where you live but the average trader can NOT short pennies at will in the USA. Short sale- is just betting against the company as in VERY high risk. It would be a very good ideal for you to take some lessons in stock trading and the stock market before you try to debate the people on this board. That way you may not make a total fool out of yourself' as you are now. I'm surprised anyone is even responding to you because of your ignorance of the market.