thehoaxbuster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I hadn't found anybody to explain this to me, until now. Thank you!!

debisis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thank you for spending your time explaining all thismumbo jumbo. good work :)

Riddlerx333x (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

fucking sneaky I love it. no wonder we are in such a mess WOW! this hedge funds rule the world including the Federal Reserve

abe5555555555 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

THANK YOU FOR THIS You should be TEACHER

savingandinvesting (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@XxxGT0xxX The one who lends (lender) it out receives amount equal dividend from the short-seller. The lender might not even be aware that this particular stock has been lent. The short-seller does not receive the dividend as not long the stock and in fact has to pay an amount equal to the dividend (part cost of being short). The new buyer of the shares (who bought them from the short-seller) is the holder of record and receives the dividend directly from the company. Hope that helps, Michael.

XxxGT0xxX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

pertaining dividends and short selling. when one shorts a company and the time comes around when a company distributes the dividends back to the shareholders, who retains the value of the dividends, the one who shorts the stock or the one who lends it out? thank you

halfprice2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks, this was helpful.

savingandinvesting (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@assailtheseasons01 Short-selling is not illegal in the US, Canada, UK, Germany etc. and many other Western countries. Sometimes during periods of crisis there might be a ban on short-selling certain types of securities or instruments (like the ban on short-selling financial stocks in the US in fall of 2008). Hope this helps and lots more info on web and in book on this - Michael.

crck4488 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how the fuk is this even legal

assailtheseasons01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I thought short-selling is illegal???? But I must say that I am VERY NEW to all this. I'm just quoting what I've been reading and researching. Is there a reason I'm thinkin this or is it just bc I'm new and do not fully understand?????