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Stock loan trader charged

The boom in short selling ( short selling news) prior to the financial crisis led to a fairly severe shortage of stock to be loaned, which gave rise to a rough-and-tumble cottage industry on Wall Street that seemed at times almost Mafioso. Stock loan finders flourished, and they were held almos

Ex-Morgan Stanley exec convicted in stock loan scheme

The mania-like urge to short stocks last year led to some big shortages in borrow-able stocks and created a shady cottage industry aimed at filling the need. Stock-loan finders sought to help the broker dealers locate inventories of a stock and match borrowers and lenders. Darren DeMizio, form

Mutual fund firms raking in fees from short selling

Most equity mutual funds do not short stocks, but that doesn't mean the big name fund companies aren't making a mint from the surge in short selling by hedge funds . The Financial Times notes the likes of Fidelity Investments and American Funds are generating some much welcome fee revenue b