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Let's say for example, you already own 100 shares of X-corp and you want to aquire 50 short shares of X-corp, will your transaction go thru faster? some firms will just subtract the 50 short shares off your account, so you'll wind up with 50 total long. some won't allow. some will. it...

I have a few questions about shorting stocks. 1)How easy is it to short stocks above $5 with mid to large daily trade volumes. 2)how easy it is to aquire short stock shares? are some firms better at aquiring short stock shares for their customers? I am talking about a few $1000s worth of...