Reduced stock availability continues to buoy prime yields to 8.0%-9.0% compared with 8.5%-9.5% late last year.

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Part of the problem, according to those who are fighting for stricter short-selling rules, is that brokerages and their stock loan desks aid in naked short-selling by looking the other way or by purposefully misrepresenting the availability of stock to borrow, reaping fees for services they haven't actually provided.

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The period between Apple product unveilings and their actual availability, anywhere from nine to 66 days, has seen an average gain in the stock of 4.53%.

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They initially abandoned the stock after Apple announced that more than five million consumers purchased the iPhone 5 during its first weekend of availability.

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