RE: Short positions versus actual share ownership2 Jun 2026 23:00
Short positions are often hedged positions from large institutions, e.g black rock has both a large position and a short (open postiin about 4 times size of short), to protect them in the event of down turn.
Re potential offer, this will like drive the share price until the deadline closer to the end of June. A few expectations of £6-£6.50 sounds reasonable and will likely be accepted by share holder's given current sp.
What would be even more interesting is if a new buyer comes into the mix, as is not often you get an operation the size of easyjet coming on the market.
I plan to hold and put up trailing stop losses, good luck to you all