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It's hard to say because every source I can find shows institutional ownership is 120-160% and I don't know how it's possible to own more than 100% of a thing.
by blackearl 6y ago
It's hard to say because every source I can find shows institutional ownership is 120-160% and I don't know how it's possible to own more than 100% of a thing. I suppose that could all be the short positions leading up to the recent drama.
- brandmeyer 6y agoStock creation of this form is not entirely unlike the money creation that happens with fractional reserve banking. A short squeeze is crudely analogous to a bank run with that mental model. (I have no market position on any individual stocks... because I don't consider myself sufficiently well-educated to do it. So take that grain of salt as you see fit).
- vkou 6y agoEvery short share creates a long share. If a stock is 30% shorted, that means there are 130% of shares in circulation. (And 30% negative shares.) If a stock is 130% shorted, that means there are 230% of shares in circulation. (And 130% negative shares.) If your numbers are correct, then institutional investors would own just a bit over half of GME.