InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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The difference would be that a put and call have specific expiration dates that force action. In a rough Shorting attack, such as in IDCC, a determined short can hold his position until forced to buy in. A Buy-in happens when his collateral runs out. Also, in a fight as we are in with IDCC, there may be some brokerages that a willing to flount the rules in order to protect a big account. Unfortunately, this happens more often in NASDAC/OTC stocks.
While we can ask our brokers not to lend our stock, they don't physically have to hand over certificates, but only have to confirm lendable shares are within the firm. The biggest step to fight the shorts (other than great results) would be for IDCC moving its listing to the NYSE. On the New York Stock exchange shorting rules are more strictly enforced and more likely to flush out naked shorts.
The question is how do our big institutions play this game? (On both sides of this issue????)