illegal shorts doesn't require you to borrow the shares before shorting, but simply selling iou shares. Once on the regsho, all spng stocks that are being shorted must be borrowed first. Granted this is America there is always a loophole, I wouldn't be surprised if there is still a way to naked short!
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