Can You Buy a Put Without Owning Stock?
Can you buy a put without owning the stock? Yes, and here is how the plain long put differs from a protective put and from shorting shares, with option prices.
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Can German Retail Investors Short Stocks?
Can German retail investors short stocks? Share borrowing is rare at German brokers, so shorting runs through CFDs, knock-outs, warrants and inverse ETFs.
Short Selling Bans Explained: US, Germany, EU
Is short selling banned? Not in the US or Germany today, but it has been. Every real ban dated to its order, plus the two circuit breakers that still apply.
Biggest Short Squeezes in History, Ranked
The biggest short squeezes in history, ranked on three yardsticks from peak price multiple to documented short seller losses: Volkswagen 2008 to nickel 2022.
How Long Can You Hold a Short Position?
How long can you hold a short position? A short sale has no expiry date. Four clocks end it: a recall and buy-in, Reg SHO close-outs, borrow fees, or margin.
Payment in Lieu of Dividends, Explained
A payment in lieu of dividends arrives when your broker lends your shares out. Here is the full mechanic, and why the tax character differs from a dividend.
Short Squeeze Candidates This Week
Short squeeze stocks screened on days to cover, shares short and a rising price, with every threshold stated in plain English and the measured odds beside it.
Highest Days to Cover Stocks Right Now
The stocks with the highest days to cover from the latest FINRA short interest settlement, and why the raw top of the list is a liquidity artifact.
Most Shorted Stocks Right Now, Measured
The most shorted stocks by days to cover and by shares short, from the latest exchange-reported settlement. Liquid names only, refreshed as new prints land.
FINRA Short Interest Data, Explained
Where short interest data actually comes from: FINRA's twice-monthly settlement file and its daily short volume file. Schedules, contents, and failure modes.
What Is a Short Squeeze? GameStop, Measured
A short squeeze is a rally that feeds on short sellers buying to close. GameStop's 2021 records, short interest, days to cover and price, tell it in numbers.
What Is Days to Cover? Short Interest Ratio
Days to cover, the short interest ratio, is shares short divided by daily volume: how many days the exit would take. Real settlement data shows what is high.
What Is FINRA Short Interest? Days to Cover
FINRA short interest is shares sold short and not yet bought back. See how it's reported twice monthly, settlement dates, days to cover and percent of float.
Short Interest vs Short Volume: The Difference
Short interest and daily short volume measure different things. See real per-ticker numbers, days-to-cover math, and the exact query behind every figure.