Hi Hurmeez. Lots of info on the internet about how shorting...

Hi Hurmeez. Lots of info on the internet about how shorting works.

Finder.com.au explains "While it varies from country to country, there are a few different ways to short sell stocks. In Australia, if you want to traditionally short sell stocks, you'll need to find a wholesale provider or be a "sophisticated investor" (earn $250,000 or have $2.5 million in net assets). But there are a few other ways to short a stock for retail investors, including borrowing shares from a broker and trading put options and CFDs."

The "Short" sales data that I track is sourced from Shortman.com (there are others). These sites show the amount of shares on issue currently reported to the ASX as short sold. The data is usually four trading days behind as reporting isn’t mandatory about 3 business days (T+3) post trade.