Reply to post: Re: Who wins, who loses?

Our pacemakers are totally secure, says short-sold St Jude

katrinab Silver badge

Re: Who wins, who loses?

Some shareholders bought shares for a higher price than they would have, had they known the full information about the company that the seller was in possession of.

Shorting shares works like this: You borrow shares from a mutual fund, pension fund or similar. You sell those shares on the market. You buy them back at the end of the loan period at hopefully a cheaper price than you sold them for, and you hand them back to the lender.

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