SHORT SELLERS :shorts getting called away?

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PHOENIX TRADING

Forgive me if this sounds like a stupid question but I am accustomed to
trading in an IRA where shorts are not allowed in equities.


My question is how often and under what conditions are stocks/etf's you are shorting getting called away?

Please tell me your stories.
thanks


btw:It sounds like you are completely at the mercy of your broker as they can buy you back in at any time.
 
If it's not a hard to borrow name it's unlikely. If it's a name that at times doesn't even have shares to locate then it's possible but still rare. I often short VERY hard to borrow names and when there's a borrow I pounce and then the locates disappear and even under those very extreme conditions I only get called away 10% of the time, which SUCKS, but it's part of the game when you short hard to borrows.
 
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If it's not a hard to borrow name it's unlikely. If it's a name that at times doesn't even have shares to locate then it's possible but still rare. I often short VERY hard to borrow names and when there's a borrow I pounce and then the locates disappear and even under those very extreme conditions I only get called away 10% of the time, which SUCKS, but it's part of the game when you short hard to borrows.
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Thanks , I'm specifically interested in shorting some of the volatility etf's /etn's in the future.
 
Just buy the leveraged inverse ETF's.

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Thanks , I'm specifically interested in shorting some of the volatility etf's /etn's in the future.
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