# 'The maximum remaining quantity for short positions with this instrument is 0'

**URL:** <https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474>\
**Category:** 🤝 Help\
**Created:** [December 21, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474 "2020-12-21T08:21:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![TM-777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e4f/32.png) [@TM-777](https://community.trading212.com/u/TM-777)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474/1 "2020-12-21T08:21:16Z")

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When trying to sell granite shares stocks this morning the following message is being displayed, could someone clarify what this means/why I can’t sell/ when I will be able too?

‘The maximum remaining quantity for short positions with this instrument is 0’

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**Author:** ![adm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/adm/32/8177_2.png) [@adm](https://community.trading212.com/u/adm)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474/2 "2020-12-21T08:55:39Z")

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5 posts were merged into an existing topic: [“the maximum remaining quantity for long positions with this instrument is 0”](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-long-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/11702)

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**Author:** ![adm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/adm/32/8177_2.png) [@adm](https://community.trading212.com/u/adm)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474/3 "2020-12-21T08:55:40Z")

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**Author:** ![adm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/adm/32/8177_2.png) [@adm](https://community.trading212.com/u/adm)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-short-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/32474/4 "2020-12-21T08:55:58Z")

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