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Select cover, not sell, to get rid of those shares {nm}

Posted by: ShatnersToupee on Aug 03, 11:35 in response to thehistorian's post Years ago, I shorted a stock with 3,000 shares. I've...

Years ago, I shorted a stock with 3,000 shares. I've tried to sell them, but it says I don't own any shares. thehistorian Aug 03, 11:26

Select cover, not sell, to get rid of those shares {nm} ShatnersToupee Aug 03, 11:35

When you 'buy' a stock you 'sell' to get rid of it... When you 'short' a stock you 'cover' to get rid of it ... (buy/sell) = (short/cover) {nm} RazorHawk Aug 03, 12:19

thank you. It's been a few years since I've played. {nm} thehistorian Aug 03, 12:50

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