When Is Short Selling Fraudulent?

Tags: Financial Markets

03/01/2021 Robert P. Murphy

Shorting more than the total outstanding shares isn’t perverse or fraudulent, whereas naked short selling—depending on the context—might be.

Original Article: "When Is Short Selling Fraudulent?"

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