Assuming the possibility that the short-seller's bearishness is unwarranted--which is a lot of the time--the seller, seeking to avoid losses on shares sold short, must re-enter the market in order to buy back the shares at a loss so that they can be returned.
Figuring he'd spotted an institution working a big sell order with a clever computer program, Park sold the stock short every time the seller showed up.
But brokerage firms are able to lend out shares from clients who were allocated stock in the IPO on the expectation that most of those shares would still be there when the time came to deliver them to the short seller.
Their cover of the northern soul song Tainted Love became the biggest-selling UK single of 1981 and the 10th biggest-seller ever in the US at the time.
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In 2003 he admitted to conducting 37 "wash trades, " where he was at the same time a buyer and seller of shares in companies in which he was a director, like War Eagle Mining.
"You can't do any testing when Ebay changes its search technology and fees all the time, " says former Ebay seller and consultant Randy Smythe.
The Purchaser may redeem the Seller Notes, in whole or in part, at any time, at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, plus, after the fifth anniversary of the Closing, a premium declining over time to zero.
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Three weeks after Hurd charmed Capitol Hill, new numbers showed that, for the first time in several years, HP had toppled Dell as the world's biggest seller of PCs.
In fact, per Strategas, from March 2009 through July 2011, mutual fund flows reflect that the average investor has been a net seller of stocks despite a near 100 percent market rally during the time period.
This is the first time in SoundScan's 21-year history that the same record has been the top seller in the first halves of any two years.
The book became a best-seller at a time when women's liberation was just beginning to find traction and made Ms. Brown into a national figure.
Since both the buyer and seller are represented by agents in most transactions, brokers must collaborate to close deals at the same time as they compete for listings.
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Facts that a hypothetical willing buyer and willing seller could reasonably have expected to know at the time may be considered to determine date of death value.
Even if successful, prasugrel won't rival Plavix in time to make up for the losses Lilly faces when top seller Zyprexa, a schizophrenia drug, loses patent protection in 2011.
Regulators also imposed a seller's stamp duty on industrial property for the first time, responding to heated activity in that sector.
Another statin, atorvastatin (Trade name: Lipitor, Pfizer) became the biggest selling drug of all time and simvastatin also became an all time best seller.
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While the Blu-ray packages have proven to be a huge seller (even at a time when piracy is running rampant), this in no way confirms that the fans are willing to rush back into toy collecting.
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On the other end of this trade, if you are a seller of options, you have the obligation to buy the stock at any time if you sell Puts, and sell the stock at any time if you sell Calls.
The iPad is going to be a bigger seller during holidays, graduation, and back-to-school time, similar to an iPod or Mac.
Finally, there is a smell test: If one is urged to borrow against this asset, or if the seller is heavily leveraged, and too demanding of a quick purchase, there is the risk that time can work against the buyer.
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