Short Sellers Face Delay Before Betting Against Soaring Arm Holdings Stock After $60 Billion Nasdaq Debut

Short sellers may have to wait a day or more before being able to bet against Arm Holdings' soaring shares after its Nasdaq debut.
Arm Holdings shares opened 18% above offer price, valuing the chip designer at nearly $60 billion.
Short sellers aim to profit by borrowing shares to sell now and buy back later at a lower price.
Brokers usually wait at least a day after an IPO before locating shares available to short.
Investors may have to wait until next week to trade options on Arm Holdings shares due to regulatory requirements.

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Posted 9/14/2023, 7:50:00 PM

Short Sellers Face Delay Before Betting Against Soaring Arm Holdings Stock After $60 Billion Nasdaq Debut

Short sellers may have to wait a day or more before being able to bet against Arm Holdings' soaring shares after its Nasdaq debut.
Arm Holdings shares opened 18% above offer price, valuing the chip designer at nearly $60 billion.
Short sellers aim to profit by borrowing shares to sell now and buy back later at a lower price.
Brokers usually wait at least a day after an IPO before locating shares available to short.
Investors may have to wait until next week to trade options on Arm Holdings shares due to regulatory requirements.

reuters.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/8/2023

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Arm Stock Soars After $3.5 Billion IPO, Outpacing Apple Popularity

Arm stock is experiencing a second day of gains and is currently more popular than Apple.

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Arm stock is now trading in rare territory, but the company needs to prioritize AI development in order to maintain its growth.

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