Do Short Sellers Pay Interest on a Halted Stock?

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Do Short Sellers Pay Interest on a Halted Stock? Sept 11, 2018 13:21:44 GMT

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Post by greys on Sept 11, 2018 13:21:44 GMT

Thoughts?

www.quora.com/Do-shortsellers-pay-interest-daily-when-the-stock-is-on-trading-halt-Can-a-shortseller-give-up-his-short-position-during-the-trading-halt-If-not-does-that-mean-the-shortseller-must-pay-the-interest-until-the-stock-either-delist-or-return-to-trade

gatokity Full Member Posts: 183 Sept 16, 2016 21:28:55 GMT	Do Short Sellers Pay Interest on a Halted Stock? Sept 11, 2018 13:28:47 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gatokity on Sept 11, 2018 13:28:47 GMT Don't mean to be testy but I am NOT short and never will be, so the nicest thing I can say is, I have no "thoughts"... I am an investor not a day trader...

greys Supreme Member Posts: 651 Apr 18, 2017 20:34:46 GMT	Do Short Sellers Pay Interest on a Halted Stock? Sept 11, 2018 13:59:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greys on Sept 11, 2018 13:59:01 GMT Thanks Gato, just thinking if OPK is halted for 7 days, that is 7 days of interest the shorts are paying.

greys Supreme Member Posts: 651 Apr 18, 2017 20:34:46 GMT	Do Short Sellers Pay Interest on a Halted Stock? Sept 11, 2018 17:27:12 GMT sgard434, gatokity, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greys on Sept 11, 2018 17:27:12 GMT I would partially accrue this to why there is a larger short voice on stocktwits since the halt, they are stuck and can't exit while paying the borrow rate.
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Sept 11, 2018 17:27:12 GMT greys said:

I would partially accrue this to why there is a larger short voice on stocktwits since the halt, they are stuck and can't exit while paying the borrow rate.

Fanning the flames in the process. Might not be the smartest shorts in the crowd.

But then it is called stock twits.

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