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TenKay, re: [[ Then explain exactly how they are kept “hidden”? ]]

if shares are borrowed for short sale from within a brokerage
then the brokerage is legally required to post the transaction
for short interest stats.

the key assumption you're making
is that brokerages don't cheat both the market and their customers.

look up the lawsuits schwab faced decades ago
as an example of seemingly stupid crimes
which never get punished
because sec agents have no incentive
to punish people who will give them golden tickets on early retirement.