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SEC Exploring Remedies for Short-Selling Manipulation

No one 'forces' buyers to buy. If they don't like the price they don't have to buy. If they think the stock should be cheaper they can put in a limit order and wait. Maybe it will fill. If they just can't stand not having an issue in their portfolio they can buy a little and then dollar cost average into a lower price if they think it will come down. You've heard of 'dollar cost averaging', right?


On Mar 02 11:55 PM Briggsy wrote:

> For those who question the value of allowing short sales whatsoever:
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> What if buyers want to buy but current shareholders do not want to
> sell?
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> Short selling provides liquidity by allowing buyers to enter long
> positions at some or any price or at a lower price than they might
> otherwise be forced to pay.

The SEC's Campaign Against Naked Shorting: Misguided or Right On?

If naked shorting isn't a serious problem and hasn't been putting big money in some pockets then why all the whining about the new rules?