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Don't you mean short it?
by waffle_maniac 5y ago
Don't you mean short it?
- dylan604 5y agoAre you a shareholder when you short it? Can a non-shareholder make shareholder inquiries?
- vorpalhex 5y agoNot on a naked short.
- oarabbus_ 5y agoA person shorting an equity (borrower) is not a shareholder, only the share lender is
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Are you a shareholder when you short it? No, and it doesn’t matter if it’s naked or not. You borrow a share and then sell it. The person you sold it to has shareholder rights. The person you borrowed it from retains them, albeit in limited form. You have no shareholder rights as you are not a shareholder.
- dylan604 5y agoI'm shocked those questions were not read as rhetorical in response to ridiculous post.
- floatingatoll 5y agoYou’re well-familiar with HN’s tendency to take the dry-literal interpretation path, I see :) It’s difficult to build productive conversation out of sarcasm and rhetoric, and the guidelines ask us to choose the most good-faith interpretation rather than the most obvious one.
- dylan604 5y agoAnswering a question with a question is a time honored tradition. Just because it's rhetorical doesn't mean it was negative. If the person I responded to answered those questions for themselves, then it might lead them to realize how their question totally missed the point of the post they responded to. Teach a person to fish blah blah.
- iab 5y agoHow would you differentiate between what you wrote, and someone genuinely asking the same question?
- dylan604 5y agoContext is key. It was quite obvious from the original post wanting to own shares specifically for what that would entitle them. Following that up with "don't you mean short it?" shows that the original point of the post was not understood. However, if you forget the above and focus on the one post, you lose site of the conversation.
- iab 5y agoGiven that you have to infer meaning from context (which can be subjective; in this case, are you being snarky or not? (Not so, but there is ambiguity)), it is better to assume good faith in the question and respond directly. It lacks sophistication, but minimizes cross-talk as much as is feasible.
- chrisseaton 5y agoTurns out snark is not the clearest way to communicate.
- andruby 5y agoHe wants to become a shareholder so he can ask questions to the board. Shareholders have additional rights.