This is the post that got me banned from ihub-
Post# of 11038
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When you borrow the shares to sell in a short sale, you're responsible for paying the lender any dividends paid by the company during the time the short sale is open. For example, if you short-sell 100 shares of Company Q and it pays a $1.50 dividend, you owe the lender $150 immediately because the lender would have received that dividend had you not borrowed the shares"