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Old 02-04-2016, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by glassman View Post
Thanx Bryan, it makes more sense. I dont have a total grasp on it logistically speaking. I guess it would be like if your a broker for a house, agreed for a price and you sell it for less, make the difference between the two?
You are selling stocks you don't technically own ( stocks on loan) and hoping you can buy them cheaper at a future date to pay back the "loan".
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