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SEC proposes ban on shorting structured products
If there's one thing that infuriated critics during the great structured product implosion, it was the practice of banks taking positions on various trades that seem to put it at odds with some clients.
It does seem tawdry when an investment banks issues various securities to clients, and then
Uptick rule: Who's for it? Who's against it?
Reuters said this about the SEC's meeting on Tuesday about short selling: "Financial professionals, academic experts and the U.S. broker-dealer watchdog agree the Securities and Exchange Commission should not reinstate its old uptick rule to regulate short selling..."
But here's what the
What to make of short-selling proposals?
Well, we all knew that new regulations were coming on short selling. Last week, the SEC put forward five potential methods to control short selling and asked for public comments. One of the
