They just banned short selling in US

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by nitro, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. Cutten

    Cutten

    This could be setting up the mother of all gap and crap opens.
     
    #41     Sep 18, 2008
  2. nitro

    nitro

    If it doesn't get approved, SIFs will sell off hard. If it does get approved, why on earth would you let an institution in cheap? FREE $$$$. NO RISK. Lift all offers. Make'em Pay.

    nitro
     
    #42     Sep 18, 2008
  3. Well Nitro, for one thing, it is definitly a bottom. However, it is also the death to the markets if it its passed. However, I think it has to do with Naked Short Selling. Not the good "NAKED" as in Nat. Port. if you know what I mean.

    We have just had 'Wall Street" destoryed. Regardless of how you look at it, its been devistated. This is far worse than the 1929 crash.

    Regulations, upon regulations, upon regulations will follow...regardless of the Election outcome.

    the Death of Free Markets is upon us. Or at least in the US.

    Time will tell.

    E
     
    #43     Sep 18, 2008
  4. Cutten

    Cutten

    Quick tip - buy ES Sep puts if/when it goes limit up.
     
    #44     Sep 18, 2008
  5. My understanding of inverse ETF's is that they just move the opposite of the stocks. So shorting wouldn't matter, just up and down movement. Am I totally ignorant about ETF's?
     
    #45     Sep 18, 2008
  6. Was this ever done before?
     
    #46     Sep 18, 2008
  7. dhpar

    dhpar

    hundreds and hundreds of people/funds are going to go bankrupt tomorrow if this is real - this is unreal - like 3rd world war.
     
    #47     Sep 18, 2008
  8. nitro

    nitro

    I am 90 delta it is [would be] unprecedented in the US.

    nitro
     
    #48     Sep 18, 2008
  9. The whole world has gone nuts. All for a lousy 20% correction. Just unreal.
     
    #49     Sep 18, 2008
  10. dhpar

    dhpar

    well, the bank that issues ETFs needs to hedge them...
    anyway who would like to own them when the only direction of any stock is only up? :D
     
    #50     Sep 18, 2008