Sure
"counterfeiting" is by definition the creation of something for which there is no backing, no obligation to provide real value is accepted by the counterfeiter.
How can a short seller possibly "back" or "provide real value" if there is nothing available to borrow?
the shares that were sold without a borrow in excess of the float are still guaranteed by the entity that sold them without a borrow
How? How can a short that exceeds the float, possibly be guaranteed by anyone?
It's not hard, it's really simple.
ex. There are 10M shares in the float, but 100M shares short...that leaves 90M shares with no f-ing chair to sit on, get it?
At some point, there is going to be a reckoning and the short will have to be covered
Read above...please tell me how a short in excess of the float can be covered? I would LOVE to know.
In true counterfeiting, no "cover" ever takes place and the counterfeiter accepts no responsibility for making the counterfeit item good.
Duh...this is what we ARE talking about.