Leader of the *Free* World?

by Mr Juggles

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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Comments

  1. JCauto
    September 26th, 2008 | 11:08 am

    Can I still short the US and UK on domestic exchanges? Or do I need to use Shanghai for that, too?

  2. Size
    September 26th, 2008 | 12:07 pm

    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.

  3. Strattie
    September 26th, 2008 | 4:29 pm

    Dang CFA’s and CBOE going over there and making them see both sides of the market!

  4. Hans Moleman
    September 28th, 2008 | 8:05 pm

    Interesting that their market went down more than 60%, without shorts.

  5. September 29th, 2008 | 5:00 pm

    @ 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!