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September 22, 2008 at 08:09 AM EDT
SEC Halts Short-Selling of Financial Stocks: NOT! There is a general consensus that there is a total ban on shorting stocks within the financial sector. Not true. Rather, it is a selective list that has a good amount of companies named, but why are these names excluded? Briefing.com commentary: The SEC today announced a temporary and emergency action [...]