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A curiously argued article, it starts off well, but then loses it’s way, just as the SEC…

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And here are the measures that are discussed today by the SEC on further curbing naked short selling..

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Although some basically deny its existence, but the figures are heavily against them. Finally the SEC seems to be stepping up the plate..

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A couple of articles on new rules against manipulative shorting that are in the works. The second article shows that the SEC, mulling over a reinstatement of some form of the uptick rule, still doesn’t quite get it..

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The evidence increases that naked shorting has played at least some role in the market fall last year. Four our featured company, InterOil, this is also very important, because it has been on the receiving end of this as well…

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All three are good points, but there are a couple of caveats..

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The tables are turned, for once. Could be the mother of all short-squeezes. The crying wolf of the victims is especially noteworthy. Shorting, by legal or illegal means, can really create havoc on companies, some examples:

AIG (according to Jim Cramer)
Morgan Stanley (according to Mark Mitchell)
STT (according to Jim Cramer)
InterOil (figures from Buyins.net)
Washington Mutual (according to […]

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We’ve argued before that the SEC is completely useless in stopping naked short-selling, even if it is at least partly responsible for the troubles of the financial system.

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Will the amended rule 204T once and for all kill the nefarious practice of naked short-selling? Well.. at least the SEC admits there is a huge problem, that’s a start. The jury is out whether the new “interim final temporary rule” will work and the persistent problem of large quantities of undelivered shares will be […]

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Jim Cramer knows how to play the game, he was one of the hedge fund managers. He also knows how to stop them. The (originally British) plan goes beyond restoring confidence in banks, it also breaks some very nasty practices the shorts have played against financial institutions.

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