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What does “Inst. Own” mean on Google Finance, and how can AOL be 103% “Inst. Own”'d?
https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AAOL&ei=yZCpUODEMsKqqgHPzQE
Previously, I assumed "Inst. Owned" meant the percentage of the company's stock that was owned by the company (viz. not ...
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Historical data on short rates
I would like to backtest a short-equity strategy. I'm looking for historical data on the availability of shares and cost to short certain stocks. Does anyone know of such data being available ...
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What is the relative performance of hard-to-borrow securities?
Is there any research on the equity return performance of hard-to-borrow securities?
Many shops will simply screen for hard-to-borrow and eliminate these names from their short book.
Anecdotally, ...
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How do brokers charge for locates?
Few quick questions on how locates work.
How do brokerages charge for locates? They charge based on volume?
How long you need the locate (I assume an one day is max)?
Do the brokerages ...
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How to solve for the implied stock lending rate given equity options prices?
When market makers price options on hard-to-borrow equities, they include the cost to borrow the underlying equity that their broker is going to charge them to sell the security short to hedge. I'm ...
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How did bans on short-selling affect the derivatives markets?
Due to the ongoing turmoil in the financial markets a short-selling ban is being considered (again, one has to say, but this time in Europe): ...
