It was a good run
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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.
Not allowing a client to bet that solid state batteries will kill off big oil seems like prudent fiduciary advice, but brokers and and lawyers are like lids. There's even one for crack pots