They just banned short selling in US

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

  1. just as well

    i heard that with chinese stocks, you'd short, but an hour later you'd feel like shorting again
     
    #81     Sep 18, 2008
  2. dhpar

    dhpar

    who will sell you puts? nobody - because there is no way to hedge his position...
    option markets ceased to exist today...
     
    #82     Sep 18, 2008
  3. mokwit

    mokwit

    Wasn't that precisely why Option MM's were exmepted? My assumption was that they would be again. If not, then what you say stands.

    PS Thanks m22au
     
    #83     Sep 18, 2008
  4. Daal

    Daal

    securities will now be allowed to stay overvalued without the mechanism to bring them closer to fair value. nice, this was the same cox that said legitimate short-selling was healthy to capital markets
     
    #84     Sep 18, 2008
  5. dhpar

    dhpar

    are they exempted? then we have no problem: they will sell you puts with 1 day expiry and strike equal to a stock price...
     
    #85     Sep 18, 2008
  6. Ham001

    Ham001

    Chuck Norris grimly smiles down on the markets, as he winds up the round house kick
     
    #86     Sep 18, 2008
  7. mokwit

    mokwit

    Yes of course :), after all they are not going to knowingly sell at a price that allows you to make money at their expense.
     
    #87     Sep 18, 2008
  8. Put on your thinking caps. What do they see in DC that you're missing?

    I'm going to start a new thread....................
     
    #88     Sep 18, 2008
  9. I do not believe that they are exempted anymore.
     
    #89     Sep 18, 2008
  10. dhpar

    dhpar

    #90     Sep 18, 2008