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it's possible to short a stock without paying interest?
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as others have said: unless you can find someone willing to make a zero-interest loan, the answer is no.  if you can figure out how to turn a "0% for first n months" credit card offer onto a leveraged investment or something of that sort -- seems unlikely -- maybe.
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