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@iop009 The paid interest goes to the loan funders and the brokers, but short interest isn't the interest rate, it's the percentage of shares being shorted. So if a company with 1,000,000 shares has a short interest of 8%, 80,000 shares have been purchased by a short seller who then lent them...

@khim02 Just look it up if you don't like my professional opinion. I'm telling you it's textbook knowledge that initiating an agreement to buy back stock at a later date- aka "a short" supports the price. Look up "is short interest a bullish indicator." It technically represents a large portion...

@iop009 Buying shares to lend to others (aka shorting) doesn't hurt the value of the company. If you're studying for your series 7, you should know short interest is a bullish indicator which provides support for the company's price.

@resjudicata Totally. There is probably an advisory fee separate from the fund fees, but most recommended funds out there tend to cost more than .45%

@bestillandknow313 Lol are you like a guerilla marketer? Imagine if companies started paying people to complain about their great results. “Thanks to Fidelity, I’m paying as low as .45% for their recommended funds and I’m up 12% while maintaining international diversification.”