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Question:

Where are the shorts getting their stocks to short?

What does it cost the shorts to hold a short position?

Do longs know that their stocks are being lent?


On Jul 02 10:55 AM Common Sense wrote:

> The shorts are the only thing pushing Ambac down to the current levels.
> When the shorts scramble to cover, you will see where the true value
> of the stock lies. I must say, the shorts that are still in Ambac
> at this point have a pain tolerance that is much higher that the
> average investor. When they start covering, the current price of
> just over $1 is going look a little silly. When covering starts you
> are going to see a gap of around 25% to the up side. With out shorts,
> Ambac would be priced north of $5 right now, most likely around $12.
> If you are long, you really can not beat the shorts out, they are
> too strong. Some advice would be to dollar cost average your position
> and take advantage of the under weight price provided to you by the
> shorts. When they decide to leave, you will be very happy that you
> did.
>
> On Jul 02 10:12 AM Ishortyou wrote: