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		hntrader on Jan 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Bl... The short interest was above 100%, so there was naked shorting going on, although no direct evidence linking it to hedge funds (but they would've been most of the short float, so probably yes).

wocram on Jan 28, 2021 [–]

Short interest being above 100% does not require naked shorting.

Edit: A better example @ https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-25/the-ga...

hntrader on Jan 28, 2021 | [–]

Good point. Learned something there.

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