Avid Bioservices Inc (CDMO)

[exwannabe]

The problem is you can't put up the money.

Going short always involves borrowing stock. Even if you have the cash in you account to cover the value of the stock at the time you short, you still have a potential liability.

The SEC has long ago ruled that they will simply apply standard margin rules to the borrow. And that's why you can't short it.

Of course they have many other rules that intentionally favor big investors. All to "protect" the little guy.

For a good start at fixing this crap, how about a real version on regulation FD. ALL communications by a company wrt fininacials etc are made electronically in the open. If an analyst wants to ask a question, do it on a chat board or blog or such. Call it reguation ED.

But that won't happen.