Sell Short on E-trade (problem)

Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by elite1974, Oct 21, 2022.

  1. elite1974

    elite1974

    All of my sell short orders (on 5 different tickers), got rejected this morning, saying no shares to borrow.

    Yesterday and in several months prior they have all been available.

    Is there a problem with their short supply, or the server where they get them from, or any does anyone have any info?
     
  2. elite1974

    elite1974

    it seems to have resolved itself now that the market opened, not sure what was wrong premarket
     
  3. zdreg

    zdreg

    It happens. The file where the information on short sale availability is stored gets corrupted and denies the availability of stock to borrow for shorting. It is usually cleared up by the time the regular session opens.
     
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