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What Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
SEC Naked Shorts(NK) rules prohibit shorting unless there is an uptick in stock being gang raped by hedge funds. The uptick suggests buy activity of this same stock. Meaning the NKs must cover there NK positions since the underlying borrowed stock no longer existed (changed owner) at their broker/bank market maker. If this is not happening (can be easily verified by SEC investigators), and the NKs are benefiting from both end of the trades, Then a conspiracy to defraud is in the making as well as a breach of inside trading rules. Lets put an end to this activity by finding the perpetrators and show them no mercy. ReplyChannel Checks Show Blackberry Sales Not Pressured by iPhone [view article]
Help me here... iPhone has been sold out since May in all stores, and the 3G sold out in all AT&T stores and most Apple stores on Saturday...Our nearest AT&T dealer (in a small town in Oregon) has been out since mid-day Saturday, and is now only taking special orders, as they don't expect regular stocking for 4 - 6 weeks.
I heard the same story all over the US. Neither RIMM nor any other device I know of has ever come close to a million sales in two days...
I like Blackberry - but I love iPhone. BTW, I have been with Verizon since they were Airtouch, have a family plan with four lines, and love their service - but I am going to have to switch to AT&T - because Verizon made the unbelievably stupid move of refusing Apple when they offered them the iPhone first...
As to RIMM - this article is more whistling in the dark past the graveyard at midnight. The hard-core crackberries will never give them up - but then, there is still an "Apple II Forever" programming cult - and one for Newton...
The questions raised above by posters are all good ones - and I think we shall see the results shortly.
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What Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Just because short selling so called improves liquidity does not necessarily make it fair and a desirable mechanism. Let's be clear about the difference between a concept (that liquidity is a desirable trait for the market) and what is an execution mechanism (naked short selling or even not naked, do shareholders know that their stocks are being lent?). Reply20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor [view article]
I like the article especially in this speculative period. ReplyWhat Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Did the SEC drop the ball??? I downloaded the FDIC yearly reports for 2005 and 2006, just looking at the report on the Alantic region alone said this was foretold in their own reports and the numbers that they posted in these reports.... Everything peaked in mid 2005 and started a very sharp decline..... one that never stopped. ReplyWhat Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
ALL transactions on the market should be restricted to verification/documenta... of actual capital/ownership in hand.... whether it is short selling or just plain borrowing money from a bank on a personal loan to buy stock. (Legal Short selling requires that dividends payed to the borrower be paid to the actual holder...this same concept has fueled states to pass laws prohibiting the use of credit cards to buy lottary tickets, or if winnings are discovered on a lottary ticket bought on credit the Credit Card company files a claim against the winnings.) This liquidity is of no benefit when compared to the artificial infaltion it creates and how it devalues currency..... If person "A" has $50 and he loans it to person "B", and person "B" loans it to Person "C", and you keep this cycle up, but each loan is agreed to upon the basis of interest and with penalties..... the Market records each of these transactions as individual $50 purchases.... after ten people you have a total transaction history of $500.... but $450 is hypothetical.... it doesn't exist except on the Market..... then, you have the SPECULATIVE Interest that is to be gained added in for a higher dollar amount.... This is pure and simple Loan Sharking...... These very methods of transactions have left numerical imprints upon the Market as a whole that there is more American Dollars in Circulation than is actual, since 2000, it looks like the Fed has increased the number of dollars into circulation by 70%, thus a devalued dollar, Artificial Inflation.... that means that stock that went up to $175 per share, then split to $87.50 per share, has only an actual value of $26.25...this is why I advocate that those in the business of Finance and Markets be themselves more regulated more restricted, and the same restriction that would follow along the lines of the American Bar Association, or states' Bar associations.... Use of the Media be totally Prohibited, companies can only advertise a specific product without mention of the company as a business except to make historical notes of achievements, No mention on the News, Internet, or any media of a Company's Financial holdings (SEC requests for information screened and limited to licensed persons and with fees - no one company to be able to hold an umbrella license to cover all it's employees down to the receptionists), operations, stock, etc... through any form of media... those employed in the profession be licensed with stringent testing and continued education requirements as Attorneys are, without licensing all other person's restricted from giving opinions, or performing anything more than paperwork and records keeping....... Yes, Hundreds of firms would close tommorrow, thousands would loose their jobs, oops, American's retirements/investment... would be safer, and these firms and people that would be gone.... they need to be gone anyway, it would just be a taste of the job loses they've caused in their mismanagement and ruthless illegal deeds... the cream would rise to the top... Click on my Name "QUESTIONABLE&quo... and read the posts I have made to other articles.... everything going on can be traced back to a group of less than ten people....to a specific set of dates.... this usually is a sign of a conspiracy....could it be treasonable????? .. Now we will watch the barrel of oil fall to $100, and HOLD..... just like they did before, when Congressional Investigations are hot on the their heals, they retreat a little bit to quell the angry masses, then when it's quiet they surge past where they were, only to do this again and again.... HOLD at $100...??? Let's see????? Reply
Apple: Dead Last In Exploited Horse Race? [view article]
One month ago, RIMM was at 148; today $111. One month ago, Apple was at $178; today $173.Apple has remained steady - at least until the 21st at 11 AM. Reply
What Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Does anyone know how to find out who has been involved in naked short selling? Since naked short selling is illegal, why not arrest the people involved in naked short selling?Shareholders who have not lent their shares are being hurt financially by those people who are shorting shares without having borrowed the shares. This is not only illegal but unfair. Reply
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What Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Crazylegs is corret in his post on short selling. For glassbox only shares in margin accounts can be lent out for investment purposes. If you want to keep the shares in your account, do not open a margin account. ReplyChannel Checks Show Blackberry Sales Not Pressured by iPhone [view article]
Do a channel check in eight quarters, by then Apple will have developed its' stride. ReplyWhat Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Short selling is a derivative. It is derived from the shareholder's willingness to lend. So, the SEC has failed to plug looks like what is an obvious hole. Whilst its easy to blame them, I'm just wondering how is it possible to have so many shareholders willing to lend them? So, can shareholders whose stock have been sold down on lent stocks (esp without their knowledge) sue? What have trustees and custodians done to ensure that shareholder's rights (including their right to hold on to their shares and not lend anyone) been protected? This loophole has obviously been around for a long time and many fund managers/custodians/in... banks have been absolutely silent about them.....all because they know that they can earn more fees...Whilst regulators have failed to a certain extent, I think we should not forget those who are in the fiduciary position to protect the shareholders too. Reply
Channel Checks Show Blackberry Sales Not Pressured by iPhone [view article]
Let's do a channel check in eight quarters, by then Apple will have developed its' stride. ReplyWhat Pushed the SEC to Tighten the Rules - Now? [view article]
Apple Heavy, shorting is a major help to the markets to provide liquidity. This is a bona fide activity, and it is what makes a fair market. What should be banned is 1. the naked shorting and failing to deliver stock to the buyer at settlement; and 2. the rumor mongering to drive down shares. All shorts SHOULD have to pre-borrow. Even though this rule is already in place, the SEC has FAILED THE MARKETS MASSIVELY BY SITTING ON THEIR ASSES AND NOT ENFORCING THE RULE. ReplyChannel Checks Show Blackberry Sales Not Pressured by iPhone [view article]
Only time will tell who is correct. Next month's channel checks should be much more telling. If he is in fact correct that the first half of the quarter's shipments were ahead of schedule, then this gives RIM some cushion for iPhone defections, which there had to be some. It seems that everyone thinks iPhone is going to really hurt RIM. This will be proven wrong in time. iPhone will HELP RIM by bringing lots of attention to smartphones. For the price sensitive buyer, many BBs can be had for free with contracts plus RIM is actively working with carriers to offer flexible BB data plans. This is RIM's secret weapon of elasticity that no one is discussing. ReplyNeedham Cuts RIM Rating on iPhone Threat [view article]
there's room for a lot of players in the tech market, but the best innovators with the most $ for back up will do the best...and that's Apple. everyone knows good companies can take a beating in a bad market...but Apple remains a good long term investment because they understand timelines and how to stay ahead of the pack. Reply