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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.
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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
