RE: Ist post here24 Jul 2025 12:27
Forward selling is done by the Market Makers. The sell something they don’t technically have, this is known as short selling. They then match what they have sold over the past week with the placing stock once it is available.
It’s like me selling you something online that is out of stock at the time you place the order. But I know I can fulfill the order in a few days once the supplier has sent me more stock.
Technically the MMs will be short at the minute but the shortfall will be made up tomorrow once the placing shares can be traded