http://theproficientinvestor.com/2008/09/18/short-selling-is-not-the-problem/ Stock Market News, Contrarian Investing, Stock Picks Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://theproficientinvestor.com/2008/09/18/short-selling-is-not-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-38317 James Wilcox Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:29:57 +0000 http://theproficientinvestor.com/2008/09/18/short-selling-is-not-the-problem/#comment-38317 The guilty parties that allowed naked shorts absolutely broke the law but most people don't understand what naked shorts are and assume that "short selling" on its own is responsible for stocks losing value which is patently untrue. The guilty parties that allowed naked shorts absolutely broke the law but most people don’t understand what naked shorts are and assume that “short selling” on its own is responsible for stocks losing value which is patently untrue.

]]> http://theproficientinvestor.com/2008/09/18/short-selling-is-not-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-38316 The World's Worst Stock Picker Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:35:36 +0000 http://theproficientinvestor.com/2008/09/18/short-selling-is-not-the-problem/#comment-38316 I agree 100% with your assessment. However, the brokerage houses broke the law in terms of allowing naked short selling. I would think they learned something from the collapse of the markets in 2000. We still have a lot to go as the firms that are still alive won't be able to collect on their trading counter parties. I agree 100% with your assessment. However, the brokerage houses broke the law in terms of allowing naked short selling. I would think they learned something from the collapse of the markets in 2000. We still have a lot to go as the firms that are still alive won’t be able to collect on their trading counter parties.

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