I'm not saying short selling should be illegal. I genuinely think short selling is a critical component to a healthy market.
I'm saying being forced to loan out all of your shares in a retirement fund with no option of opting-out is the problem. You should have the option to buy on margin or not. I consider this one of the most important factors when deciding which broker you want to use, and it's one of the many things Robinhood purposefully tries to drive their users away from because they make less money by making this transparent.
If somebody profits by keeping something a secret from you, you should ask yourself why.
I'm saying being forced to loan out all of your shares in a retirement fund with no option of opting-out is the problem. You should have the option to buy on margin or not. I consider this one of the most important factors when deciding which broker you want to use, and it's one of the many things Robinhood purposefully tries to drive their users away from because they make less money by making this transparent.
If somebody profits by keeping something a secret from you, you should ask yourself why.