Right, but maybe OP has some more exotic method of shorting the company. Otherwise I'm not sure why they are patting themselves on the back for having risked nothing and gained nothing.
> Right, but maybe OP has some more exotic method of shorting the company.
It is possible to do this with standard CFDs (Contract for Difference) to long or short any company once they have listed on the stock exchange and this is available in EU countries and outside of the US which CFDs are banned.