-
- On stocks in financial companiesABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
- A temporary measureABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
- U.K. Financial Services Authority announced a similar ban on the same dayABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
- A 30-day ban on short selling of stocks from 18 large banks was in effect earlier in the summerABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
- John McCain criticized SEC and its chairman Christopher Cox the day before for failing to prevent speculators that "turn the market into a casino"New York Times: S.E.C. Temporarily Blocks Short Sales... (September 19, 2008)
- A larger rescue plan for the financial crisis would be finalized during the upcoming weekendABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
- {{Item: 2008 Financial Crisis}}
-
-
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission banned short selling on 799 different stocks on September 19, 2008. The ban was announced on the agency's Web site. Short selling is the borrowing of stocks for a small fee with the purpose of selling them, buying the stocks again when their value goes down, making a profit on the price difference, and then return them to the owner. Some believe the act was one reason for the escalating financial crisis, especially the recent failure of several banks.ABC News: SEC Bans Short-Selling of 799 Financial Stocks
-
-
Short Selling Ban Questions
Did the SEC short selling regulation restrictions help fuel the recent stock rally, in 2009? 1 AnswerI don't think so. My guess is that it put the breaks on stocks that were under pressure, but did not correspondingly cause an increase in those prices. I thin... read more
When you short sell a home does the bank forgive you of the difference or make you sign a promissary note? 1 AnswerOn some short sales the negotiator assigned may determine a promissory note may not be required for submitting a short sale offer to the investor/lender for app... read more
Why is Youtube banned in Turkey and when was the last time it wasnt? Why? 1 AnswerThe re-banning of Youtube in Turkey was for a similar reason as the first time. January 18, 2008 on Friday was when the second ban started. There's currently no... read more
view more questions...
-
Share Your Opinion on the Short Selling Ban
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://s3.polldaddy.com/p/937790.js"></script><noscript> Should the SEC ban short selling?
( surveys)</noscript>About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
