Viewers have requested a Short Selling video from me and this is it! What is short selling; is it legal, good or bad; is it risky and more …

What does it have to do with securities lending? Every short sale involves securities lending but not every securities loan involves short selling.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Pathway to Understanding
01:32 Questions about: Securities Lending
03:02 What is it?
04:14 Is it legal?
06:57 Is it Good or Bad?
15:13 Is it risky?
18:18 Naked Short Selling
19:59 Short Selling bans
23:04 Costs
24:49 Alternatives
27:20 Want to learn more?
27:52 Closing Summary

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Links for the short selling videos I refer to:
How Short Selling Works - The Plain Bagel: https://youtu.be/CAs_aX95tVQ
How Does Short Selling Work (Short Selling Explained) - Marko - WhiteBoard Finance: https://youtu.be/VgX_R5mmxxQ

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