My understanding is that the short seller has to pay the dividend to the lender of the shares, as if the lender of the shares got paid the dividend from the company directly.
You are correct that whoever buys the shares that the short seller sells just becomes new owners and are thus eligible for dividends.
My understanding is that the short seller has to pay the...
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| 11 | 1408666 | $4.18 |
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| $4.19 | 165878 | 22 |
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