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Short Selling Ban

Wall Street Is Right -- This Time

John Standerfer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

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John Standerfer

In this post-Madoff environment, where the SEC needs all the credibility it can muster, it's critical that the agency not provide a knee-jerk response to every whim of the media and politicians.

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South Dakota's Bid To Take Over For The SEC And Other Ballot Measures

Wall Street Journal | Dionne Searcey and Easha Anand | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Sec, Naked Shorting, Finance, Economy, South Dakota Naked Shorting Bill, Short Selling Ban, Financial Crisis, Naked Shorting Ban, South Dakota Short Selling Ban, South Dakota, Short Selling, Business News

Perhaps no state has tapped into the current zeitgeist better than South Dakota, which proposes banning a maneuver some federal officials say contribu...

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Short-Selling Ban Expiring: Did It Change Anything?

DealBook | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Short-Selling, Sec, Stocks, Economy, Banks, Short-Selling Ban, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

Few expect their return, on its own, to spark another precipitous plunge in the stock market. Financial shares have plunged 23 percent since the ban w...

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Some Firms Request To Be Removed From Short-Sell Ban List

Clusterstock | John Carney | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

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The no-short-selling list created by the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to change, as do the rules themselves. On Monday Diamond Hill In...

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Clinton Wants Limits On CEO Compensation, Wears Lipstick (VIDEO)

CNBC | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Executive Compensation, Bailout, Finance, Economy, Barney Frank, CEO Compensation, Banks, Federal Reserve, Short-Selling Ban, Hillary Clinton, Personal Finance, Business News

Today on "Street Signs," CNBC's Erin Burnett interviewed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) on the financial crisis. At the end, on a lighter note, Bur...

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Govt trading ban could have unintended results

AP | MARCY GORDON and STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The government's unprecedented move Friday to ban people from betting against financial stocks might be a salve for the market's tu...

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UK Bans Short Selling On Financials Through January

AP | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business

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LONDON — Britain's financial regulator said Thursday it was temporarily banning the short-selling of shares in financial companies that are list...

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Short Selling Rules Expire Today

Reuters | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Sec, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Financials, Fannie Mae, Short Selling Ban, Banking Crisis, Lending Crisis, Short Selling, Shorting Ban, Shorting, Business News

Last month, the SEC imposed a temporary rule that requires investors to borrow stock before executing a short sale in 19 major Wall Street firms such ...

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