If you have a stock brokerage account with any broker, and you don't do anything special, then the stocks are held "in street name." That means they are registered as if they are owned by the broker, even though the broker's account shows they are owned by you.
Stocks held in street name can be borrowed from the broker and shorted.
By registering the stocks in your own name with the Direct Registration System (DRS), the stock is then in your name and not the broker's name. Those stocks cannot legally be shorted.
The fewer shares owned in street name, the fewer shares available to be shorted (legally), and the worse it is for the short sellers.
If you have a stock brokerage account with any broker, and you don't do anything special, then the stocks are held "in street name." That means they are registered as if they are owned by the broker, even though the broker's account shows they are owned by you.
Stocks held in street name can be borrowed from the broker and shorted.
By registering the stocks in your own name with the Direct Registration System (DRS), the stock is then in your name and not the broker's name. Those stocks cannot legally be shorted.
The fewer shares owned in street name, the fewer shares available to be shorted (legally), and the worse it is for the short sellers.
How do I go about registering the Stocks?
Call your broker.
Thanks for that info!