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minus-squareRubanski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIsn’t shorting theoretically able to put you in infinite debt?
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoTheoretically, yes. A short is sorta a negative stock. When you hold a normal stock, the price can never go below zero. But when you hold a negative stock, there’s no maximum value that stock could rise to.
Isn’t shorting theoretically able to put you in infinite debt?
Theoretically, yes. A short is sorta a negative stock. When you hold a normal stock, the price can never go below zero. But when you hold a negative stock, there’s no maximum value that stock could rise to.