I utterly disagree with the claim that the CUSIP d
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I've already posted my reasoning in estimating that about 900k shares were shorted, and then about 800k re-shorted.
The CUSIP and name change not only gave the company a much better (and much more pronounceable) name, but it did create a taxable event for some shorts. Some who covered had to make a quarterly tax payment, and this means that instead of unrealized capital gains, they had to pay money to Uncle Sam.
Why does everyone think that there are only 2 possible positions on this (fruitless) debate? Why does there have to be either a giant naked short position or zero? Why is it not possible that there was a significant but not gigantic naked short position that some did have to cover, and then some entities re-shorted?