Markets are supposed to represent the natural outcome of supply and demand.
My main issue with short-selling is that it adds an
un-natural element which overweighs one side of the equation (unless there's a squeeze) & that doesn't have a real-world equivalent -
at least not one that I can think of;
I mean when does a supermarket borrow a truckload of tinned baked beans, immediately sell it all,
and then try to buy it back later at a cheaper price so they can return it to the lender?
Feel free to suggest a real-world shorting example...
I'm genuinely curious.
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