Canada http://www.financialpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=808295 Australia http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24380714-30538,00.html Germany http://www.reuters.com/article/euIpoNews/idUSLJ8304820080919 Taiwan http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSTP9840320080921 Dubai http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531670-dubai-bourse-chief-calls-for-end-to-short-selling?ln=en France, Portugal and Ireland http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSLJ34096520080919 USA and UK Crawl back under your (northern) rock if you need links. Please add, remove, or clarify as needed.
Waaaayyyy more than monkey see, monkey do... The words insidious, ominous, of jurassic proportion, and untold, come to mind. Wake the fuck up!! Osorico
Considered "illegal" prior to the worldwide ban... Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Known as GCC countries http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080921/BUSINESS/667740393/-1/NEWS
Wow, looks like I have to move to France or Egypt to trade freely. Who would of thunk it? By the way, the fact that every country is doing this means that every country does not want true price discovery. And that can only mean one thing - that these stocks are still all extremely overvalued. Tankage ahead.
Agreed. But I am afraid this is part of a deal for the foreign banks. One hand washes the other. Perhaps to thwart repatriation?? Paulson says foreign banks can use US bailout funds!... http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/21/business/OUKBS-UK-FINANCIAL-BAILOUT-PAULSON.php
Netherlands update... 3 month "naked" short ban on financials, not shorting et al. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7815585