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short sale against the box

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A quick definition of short sale against the box:

Short sale against the box is a type of sale where the seller borrows shares of a security they already own to sell, instead of selling the shares they own. This is usually done when the seller expects the price of the security to drop. The borrowed shares can be used for delivery, making it less risky than an ordinary short sale. The term "against the box" refers to the owned shares that are in safekeeping.

A more thorough explanation:

A short sale against the box is a type of short sale in which the seller already owns enough shares of a security to cover the sale, but still borrows shares to keep ownership a secret or because the owned shares are not easily accessible. The phrase "against the box" refers to the owned shares that are in safekeeping. This type of sale is less risky than an ordinary short sale because delivery can be made with either the owned or the borrowed shares.

For example, let's say John owns 100 shares of XYZ stock and wants to sell them short without revealing his ownership. He borrows another 100 shares of XYZ stock and sells them on the market. If the price of XYZ stock drops, John can buy back the 100 shares he borrowed at a lower price and make a profit. He can then choose to deliver either the owned shares or the borrowed shares to complete the sale.

This type of short sale is often used by investors who want to speculate on a stock's price without revealing their ownership or by those who own shares that are not easily accessible, such as shares held in a retirement account.

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Dkk
12:02
Just part of the culture.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:04
I wish that wearing a mask when sick stuck around as an okay thing like it is in the rest of the world, not all of us have enough sick days to be ditching work.
Dkk
12:04
Unless its like an N95 i dont think it will really do anything
12:04
there's even a mask ban in some places. altho one of my coworkers wears a mask anyway despite customers being rude to her about it
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good morning
12:05
why does umiami ask "Are you applying, or have you applied, to other law schools? If so, please list them."
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:05
One manager came in sick wearing a mask, got roasted and stopped wearing it that day. The entire office has been cycling sickness for two weeks now. It may not be super effective but it may help in slowing the spread during meetings when we have to be so close
12:05
am i the only one who has never gotten my status checker to work on here?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:06
@ChowieBean: want to see what schools they share an applicant pool with, think it is all data harvesting stuff no a +/- for the applicant
12:06
ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
12:06
thanks bulbasaur
12:08
not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
be that guy
EW THE NEW LOGO IS SO UGLY
WTF
12:09
need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:09
@ChowieBean: should be required to tell them, the schools who asked I only told them the schools in their area not all of them.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:10
*shouldnt be
12:12
@jackfrost11770: if i get a berk A today and they have that logo im withdrawing (/s /s /s /j /j /j)
babycat
12:12
@ChowieBean: me too lol. you applying to public interest scholars program?
12:14
yes def applying public interest
12:16
i was raised like blocks away from umiami
12:16
idk if i wanna go back to florida tho so im applying there as safety/target 💀
12:25
@ChowieBean: doing the same thing
Does anyone think au gonna get back to us today
My app was complete Oct 11
If yes what time
Dkk
12:29
Sure, yes! 11:22:24 PST
ClassyPleasantHeron
12:30
I wonder if Berk was updating their system so that they could watch more video.
1a2b3c4d26z
12:41
They updated it so they could watch my video one trillion times
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