I hate to break it to you guys, but the proposal is for a two year pilot to eliminate the uptick rule for half of the 600 most liquid stocks in...
:-) No, but I admit to daydreaming about pitching such a thing to the "powers that be". Notice in the proposed short sale rule amendments:...
How does the "bear crowd broker" know whether the short is out of thin air ("vapor stock") other than by locating? What is the mechanism?? You...
"Excessive" (what does that mean?) naked shorting is not illegal so long as you have the cash to back the position and locate the stock. Can you...
Today's system without an uptick rule would allow for there to be more *intraday* short interest than there are issued shares of MSFT -- much...
Ha! ``If that goes well...'' Of course it will go well unless someone schedules a market collapse to take place during the trial period. This is...
Hard to borrow is not relevant for a day trade since borrowing is not relevant for a day trade. That is the loophole that the uptick rule closes...
Well, consider this: the rule was just implemented in Japan. I don't think it is going away soon.
Ah, but shorting a derivative is just writing a contract! That is different than selling something you don't own. If the contract is exercised...
I know there is a popular belief out there that eliminating the uptick rule will create a symmetric marketplace. That is *not* true! Imagine:...
The real problem here is the way the SEC is going about this. They should just make a rule that being long stock is a function of the entire...
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