The world changes. You don't want to see the synthesis between petroleum and battery technology. Ok. Might want to start shorting BP and Exon stock if you're so certain. Talk about a once in a lifetime opportunity
In theory, you could keep a short position open indefinitely to take advantage of a falling market like doomed Big Oil. In practice, you can be required to "buy to cover" this position if the lender demands the shares or contracts back, but again, this is uncommon.
The world changes. You don't want to see the synthesis between petroleum and battery technology. Ok. Might want to start shorting BP and Exon stock if you're so certain. Talk about a once in a lifetime opportunity
In theory, you could keep a short position open indefinitely to take advantage of a falling market like doomed Big Oil. In practice, you can be required to "buy to cover" this position if the lender demands the shares or contracts back, but again, this is uncommon.