Sept. 18, 2008 — UK bans short-selling of financial stocks
Sept. 19, 2008 — US bans short-selling of financial stocks, requires reporting on all other short sales
Sept. 26, 2008 — China approves short-selling and margin accounts for first time in order to develop market
Recommendation: Short the US & EU. We are regulating ourselves out of existence while China and the developing world moves in the other direction.
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Can I still short the US and UK on domestic exchanges? Or do I need to use Shanghai for that, too?
So, the communists are recognizing the power of prices and the Capitalists are implementing inefficient price controls. Next, the sun will be rising out of the East and I will be moving back to a commie country.
Dang CFA’s and CBOE going over there and making them see both sides of the market!
Interesting that their market went down more than 60%, without shorts.
@ Hans
Wait, are you suggesting that ordinary selling causes a decline in asset prices?
HERESY! ERRONEOUS! HOGWASH! I SHANT HAVE ANY OF YOUR LOGIC OR REASON!