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Usually the lenders are hedge funds, who hold large amounts of stocks of all sorts. They are playing a different game to shorters, and happy to get a fee for le
by megablast 16y ago
Usually the lenders are hedge funds, who hold large amounts of stocks of all sorts. They are playing a different game to shorters, and happy to get a fee for lending stock. So they make money in holding stock, which is what they were going to do anyway.