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Re: legallypinksheeter f/k/a Mike Butler post# 9654

Wednesday, 12/05/2007 3:09:11 PM

Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:09:11 PM

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The reason we are on the SHO LIST.

"Naked short selling" happens when someone sells a share of stock, and then fails to deliver it.

However, there is such a thing as the legitimate short sale. Here, the seller first legally borrows a share of stock, then sells it. The seller hopes to buy it back at a lower price before returning it to the lender. The shorter's profit is the difference between the sale price, and his later buy price. The seller is counting on a decline in price. Sell high, buy low. Short selling is legal as described.