Comments on: Return of short sellers marks a dangerous moment in US finance http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/10/return-of-short-sellers-marks-a-dangerous-moment-in-us-finance/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben Aveling http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/10/return-of-short-sellers-marks-a-dangerous-moment-in-us-finance/#comment-10230 Ben Aveling Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10230 If you are opposed to people selling borrowed shares, are you also opposed to people buying shares with borrowed money? <br /><br />If there had been more 'shorting' on the way up, we wouldn't be coming down as hard now. If you are opposed to people selling borrowed shares, are you also opposed to people buying shares with borrowed money?

If there had been more ‘shorting’ on the way up, we wouldn’t be coming down as hard now.

]]> By: DavidM http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/10/return-of-short-sellers-marks-a-dangerous-moment-in-us-finance/#comment-10231 DavidM Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10231 Yes Yes Yes...why aren't investors talking/seething about this?<br /><br />"The absurdity of pension and other long term funds actively destroying value for their clients and members by lending shares to shorters and other investors for a few cents in the dollar return is staggeringly stupid and self defeating".<br /><br />This must be the clearest example of breach of fiduciary duty ever seen. Surely the litigation law firms will have a field day soon....the sooner the better. <br /> Yes Yes Yes…why aren’t investors talking/seething about this?

“The absurdity of pension and other long term funds actively destroying value for their clients and members by lending shares to shorters and other investors for a few cents in the dollar return is staggeringly stupid and self defeating”.

This must be the clearest example of breach of fiduciary duty ever seen. Surely the litigation law firms will have a field day soon….the sooner the better.

]]> By: xazron http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/10/return-of-short-sellers-marks-a-dangerous-moment-in-us-finance/#comment-10232 xazron Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-10232 I've a strong supsicion that all those short sellers who gorged the market on the short sell on the up and down of the share price have just swapped to the money market- a lot of money to be made selling up and down the dollar.. time to sell my Karratha investment homes.. the chinese are cutting back..umnnn I’ve a strong supsicion that all those short sellers who gorged the market on the short sell on the up and down of the share price have just swapped to the money market- a lot of money to be made selling up and down the dollar.. time to sell my Karratha investment homes.. the chinese are cutting back..umnnn

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