yes for hedge funds. some market-making entities are legitimately allowed to be short without borrowing, but is it absolutely not just any random hedge fund!
Isn't it the opposite of what parent is saying, that market makers are allowed to do naked short selling for "liquidity purposes" but hedge funds I'm not so sure
>Isn't it the opposite of what parent is saying
Yes. vpribish is saying that chovybizzass is wrong.