Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 :::
It's also possible, Steve, that a run-up in price would induce other customers of your brokerage to sell -- whoever's playing the squeeze is buying from someone, as is whomever he's squeezing -- in which case your shares could be unborrowed for you even if your equity is fine. This is one of the differences between shorting shares and writing single-stock futures, which have caught on in Europe but I believe are banned here; short-selling is not done (banned? I don't know) in Europe.
