> But then how does the buyer make money? They buy a ton of stock of a company that still might go out of business. But then how does the short-seller make mon

> But then how does the buyer make money? They buy a ton of stock of a company that still might go out of business. But then how does the short-seller make money? They short a ton of stock of a company that still might not go out of business. See how it works both ways? As for everything else, I don’t know what to tell you - there is no basis in reality for your extremely narrow hypothetical construction, so there is nothing to argue with. As someone with some expertise in finance and investing I am telling you that you don’t understand what you are talking about, and I don’t mean that in an insulting way - this is complicated stuff. You can choose to ignore me as an a-hole on the internet, or you can choose to take the feedback and accept that there is more for you to learn on this subject before you offer opinions. It’s entirely your call.