Well, Boomer, you are astute so not surprising your wife is too! I agree there are question marks over the girl. And Sadly recently Harry has been showing errors of ludgement.
Incorrect. The shares are held collectively. There is no little pot with your name on it. If you want a pension scheme without insurance go to an IFA and she will find one for you.
thank you. I expressed myself badly ! But you have grasped what I was getting at. Shorting is disapproved of by many but if it is ok to bet on the upside then logically the reverse mist also be the case. Each way betting is also available via double options but I think these are now rather rare. Anyway good luck to everyone here. It is difficult to fathom what will happen. The one thing we all agree on is that Muddy Waters is thoroughly disreputable. It is unfortunate he can work his dark arts from thousands of miles away but with electronics easy.
I have already pointed out that I approve of shorting and it is necessary insurance in the pensions market. But when he great and unwashed do it unfairly nice to see them get their fingers burned. It is obvious most here do not understand the mechanics
I must admit I like it when shorters come unstuck. A good example was boohoo when they started shooting up a whole bunch had to scramble to close positions. It is nil now.
The answer is we don't know. The stock could be borrowed but we do not know what the premium is, it could be put options, price unknown, cfds all sorts of other alternatives.