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quickthrower2 on May 11, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What passive income investments exist to s...

Not if you are buying for the long term. The shorters need to close their positions eventually so that’s a buy back. The shorters can’t be long term.

jimmydorry on May 18, 2021 [–]

That has been the prevailing wisdom, as far as I was aware of it. But as many have recently been made aware, there are sophisticated ways to continue rolling over your shorts while increasing your short position.

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