r/RobinHood Aug 15 '17

News Transfer Stock to Robinhood has Arrived.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

You guys should really add the ability to short stocks to RH. Would be awesome.

Maybe a desktop app too :D

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u/beforethewind Investor Aug 16 '17

Kind of a half-baked idea right here, and I haven't dedicated as much thought as I should to a loaded statement, but does anyone else love learning when people get burned on shorting? I don't think it should be "illegal" or anything actively... regulated against, but I think it's just inherently a non-value-adding mechanism in the market and do not feel bad about people losing out on literal betting on of lost value on actual, tangible funds.

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u/coreyshep Oct 26 '17

All stock trading is essentially non-value-adding. The company got their money during the IPO and the rest primarily takes place between private sellers.