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can i short securities in a normal(non-margin) account
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the broker will charge borrowing fees and sometimes a charge called "hard-to-borrow fee". other than that you will earn interest on the cash you get from selling the stocks, but you will have to pay dividends.  this is because someone else (the party you sold the stocks off to) will now get the dividends and the party who lent you the stocks will miss out on these, that's why you have to remunerate them. the type of account you need is entirely up to your broker (and besides, it depends on what a 'normal' account for you is, you should at least mention your country or your broker).
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