Sec considering banning (temporarily) all short selling
You might remember that in the beginning of all the present troubles we wrote an article titled “Silver lining?” We could not have thought that the lining would be this […]
Hedge funds went one too far.
Long overdue, and only coming after the hedge funds went one too far. The article suggests a direct relationship between naked shorting of Morgan Stanley (and perhaps Goldman Sachs as […]
Leveling the playing field
Until now, one (but only one) of the stunning facts of financial markets in the US is that while funds have to make public their long positions (here is a […]
Solvent companies can be taken down by naked shorting
This guy knows, he’s been there, done it, and we couldn’t agree more..
China easing
US options to stimulate the Economy are pretty limited (there are a couple of interest rate cuts and liquidity injecting measures left, but not a whole lot more). China is […]
It’s a new world
America is squandering (or has already squandered) it’s position in the world. Others are jumping in the void..
Silver lining?
There might actually be a silver lining to the quite unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets. Apparently, the SEC is going to speedily implement emergency rules against naked shorting. That […]
When Liquidity and Market Protections Clash
Some more stuff on naked short selling from investigatethesec.com, the emphasis is ours. The (nakedly) shorting hedge funds are planning various routes out of the upcoming legislation to require them […]
Companies fight back at shorting hedgefunds
The Black Hole When things get bad enough, a single company can bring down a sector or even the entire market. Cramer called this his “black hole” theory and said […]
The US is losing economic power
For decades, the US has ran a trade deficit, which means it’s spending beyond it means, buying more abroad than the rest of the world buys in the US. The […]