Comments on: Taking it in the shorts http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5677 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5677/comment-page-1#comment-10818 McGehee Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:59:03 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5677#comment-10818 I want to sell short a certain well-known bridge... I want to sell short a certain well-known bridge…

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5677/comment-page-1#comment-10817 CGHill Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:45:05 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5677#comment-10817 Remember margin calls? Nowadays if you're not leveraged up to your clavicle you're not a serious trader. I rather expect a lot of them to complain if they're told they can't play with Other People's Money. Remember margin calls? Nowadays if you’re not leveraged up to your clavicle you’re not a serious trader. I rather expect a lot of them to complain if they’re told they can’t play with Other People’s Money.

]]> By: Mel http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5677/comment-page-1#comment-10813 Mel Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5677#comment-10813 Hey, here's a proposed SEC rule that'll never happen: a) If you want to buy a share of stock, buy the damn thing. b) If you want to sell a share of stock, then sell it. But first, you must own the friggin thing. Naked short selling? Short selling a stock that you don't own and haven't even borrowed??!? Hey, here’s a proposed SEC rule that’ll never happen:

a) If you want to buy a share of stock, buy the damn thing.

b) If you want to sell a share of stock, then sell it. But first, you must own the friggin thing.

Naked short selling? Short selling a stock that you don’t own and haven’t even borrowed??!?

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