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Nov 15, 2017

Short Selling Risk

Short sellers face unique risks, such as the risk that stock loans become expensive and the risk that stock loans are recalled. We show that these short selling risks affect prices among the cross-section of stocks. Stocks with more short selling risk have lower returns, less price efficiency, and less short selling.

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