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Short Selling Ban Spreads Around the World

Earlier today, we looked at an October 18, 1930, NYT editorial on on Short Selling. As we now see via Google News, bad ideas are contagious:

• Germany restricts short selling of financials   

• Netherlands bans short-selling

• Taiwan limits short-selling

• Australian Regulator Extends Ban to 'Covered' Short Selling

• Dutch ban 'naked' short selling for 3 months 

• Irish Stock Exchange moves to block short-selling   

• Dubai condemns short-selling of shares

And in related news:

• Short-selling set to debut in Egypt as the West moves to curb it

• CBOE Head Denounces SEC's Emergency Short-Selling Ban

• Swedish not considering shorting ban

See Jum Chanos's WSJ OpEd:

Short Sellers Keep the Market Honest
JAMES S. CHANOS
WSJ, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122204250955761325.html

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First. Barry where are we going next in this mumbo jumbo world of linance???

Posted by: Aunit | Sep 21, 2008 9:41:42 PM