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nradov
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Counterfeiting Stock – Explaining illegal naked sh...
No that's false. Short selling a stock doesn't reduce the business's assets (except for treasury stock) or increase it's liabilities. Even if theoretically short sellers drove the $GME share price to zero the GameStop business would still exist.
felipeko
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But it will make it more expensive than otherwise to raise capital. That can make or break any company.
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It could also make it harder to attract talent if compensation includes stock options.
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