Nope. The exact case is going to depend on your situation (some brokers have stock loan programs, some put you in these programs automatically, some don't). But

Nope. The exact case is going to depend on your situation (some brokers have stock loan programs, some put you in these programs automatically, some don't). But yes, it is easy to borrow shares with more retail investors (I think the borrow for Tesla is like 2% or something).