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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:02 PM Original message |
So why is uncovered shorts still being allowed? I am not talking about normal shorting of stocks |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because Bush is still president |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. no, it isn't even being brought up by anyone in congress /nt |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. The money mongers are still utilizing its destructive capabilities. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Absolutely. It is what accelerated the demise of bear stearns and lehman, and will |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Heavens no! No jail time. Maybe have to forgo a day on the yacht |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why wouldn't it be allowed? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Can you short a stock without borrowing the underlying security? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It's not fraud and the SEC has never considered it fraud. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. This is a relatively new phenomena. You can't short a position without borrowing the stock from |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yes you can. And people do. What do you care if they have borrowed the security or not? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I write naked puts and calls, but I can't short any stocks unless they can come up with the shares |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Naked calls? You have more guts than I do |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. When I do write uncovered calls, I watch it very carefully, and close the |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. When the number of uncovered short sales in a stock EXCEEDS its public float |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. UP-TICK RULE MUST COME BACK |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It is the uncovered shorts that are destroying America, and you are correct about the uptick rule |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because it's still profitable |
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