Replies to post #27578 on Old Copper Co. Inc. (f/k/a CPPRQ/JCPNQ JC Penney)

[TenKay]

The short seller pays interest on the borrowed stock up to and UNTIL the stock is canceled.

That is how interest on a debt works.

One only needs to read their margin account agreement with their broker to understand how they make money loaning out their stock.

Margin Account 101.

BTW - “debt“ and “interest“ are two different things ;-)