# Add the ability to short htb stocks plz

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583 "2026-03-16T20:47:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bruh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bruh](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Bruh)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583/1 "2026-03-16T20:47:35Z")

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This would be a game changer if available. Been waiting months for this.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Whitnable\_Alpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/dan_whitnable_alpaca/32/1658_2.png) [@Dan\_Whitnable\_Alpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Dan_Whitnable_Alpaca)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583/2 "2026-03-16T22:04:05Z")

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@Bruh Shorting hard-to-borrow (HTB) securities is by definition “hard to do”. If a security is marked HTB that means there are not a lot of folks out there wanting to lend their shares. If there are no shares to be borrowed, there are no shares to be sold short.

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**Author:** ![conda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/conda/32/8037_2.png) [@conda](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/conda)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583/3 "2026-03-17T16:11:28Z")

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Shame Alpaca doesn’t offer CFD’s for trading these hard to buy stocks.

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**Author:** ![boazr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/boazr/32/7778_2.png) [@boazr](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/boazr)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/add-the-ability-to-short-htb-stocks-plz/18583/4 "2026-05-30T19:30:30Z")

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+1

The lack of HTB makes now consider Alternatives to Alpaca, even though I’d be happier staying here