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you can buy the SSF's at a discount as the stock is very difficult to borrow....

just to be clear, there is no ARB here: you can't make money shorting the stock and buying the SSF because of the cost associated with borrowing the shares. But if you like it long term (18 days) you are better off buying the SSF's.

The price differential comes from the cost to borrow the shares. One could simply buy the shares outright and then attempt to lend them and earn about 50% for many shares on an annual basis. However, most brokers do not have the ability to lend the shares - so one could simply use SSF's...

For what it's worth, SSF's offer opportunity for those long term traders who are bullish - especially those hard to borrow names. For example - if you are bullish SEED (hard to borrow), you can buy the SSF future that expires in Dec (into stock) for a .30 discount and yet no one does. If...

I've been trying to get IB to add a data column that includes the most recent cost to borrow the shares of stock. The rates can vary so much that it is very important to know before you enter into a trade. Please see a topic that I started many moons ago under their Features Poll...

I can't short any stocks with IB this morning. Anyone else having this issue?

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=674i5Th_bgA

Over 8,000 posts in 2.5 years... Someone needs to get a life.

And a Merry Christmas to you too Tony. I'll try to make it there by Tuesday.

good one!

75 seems about right - right near the previous low. Keep an eye on SPY (Still trading)

He will be right.

9999.99 anyway... for sure

Counter party risk. Understand what you are getting into....

I don't know too much about these products - however I would think that since these are Ultra Short Shares that they must have some leverage associated with them thus the actualy short holding may be swaps or OTC contracts which means there could be some counter-party risk (LOL) Imagine a...

LOL maybe by the end of the week.

I've been in business for almost 20 years and I've never seen anything close to this mornings open. Check out the opening in WDR - opens at $41 on the NYSE and seconds later offered at $30. There were so many crazy ones.... Does anyone know where the ES Sep futures settled?

I wonder how they will stop short positions that are derived from short calls/long puts? that is: there is a huge open interest in the options market - as they are assigned - traders will get short positions. I wonder if you can buy puts and then exercise?? I wonder if you can short...

If someone is bearish they should be able to do whatever they want. If there is intrinsic value in a company then someone would step up and buy - pretty simple stuff here.... Would we hear any complaining if someone who was bullish bough the equity, bought calls, bought the bonds and shorted...

GS Shares short: 12,213,200 O/S: 393,804,838 3.4 % only Volume today will be over 100 million. If you believe that short interest - you certainly can't blame the shorts for the decline.....