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Short Selling Hard-to-Borrow Stocks: Locates Come to LamaTrader

Shorting an easy-to-borrow stock is simple: place the sell order. Shorting a hard-to-borrow one has always been the opposite: opaque availability, surprise fees, and rejected orders. LamaTrader now handles the whole locate workflow in the platform, so shorting hard-to-borrow names is a clear, guided process instead of a guessing game.

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