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		thrill on Sept 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nikola Denies 'Fraud' Allegations, Threatens Legal... Not quite. Short sellers have to "borrow" shares from your broker, who is on the hook to replace them if the short seller cannot.

bluedevil2k on Sept 13, 2020 [–]

Even more clarification, they loan the shares to the short seller from individual brokerage accounts without most of those individuals even knowing.

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