Comments on: Should short selling be illegal?

By: SunTzuSays

SunTzuSays — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:14:06 +0000

No. Works as a "pre-emptive" market signal if it is accurate about price discovery, and basically hoses the people who try to do it if it isn't.

Don't see what the problem is here.

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:55 +0000

Yea but it's encouraging destruction.

By: Jrock

Jrock — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:04:08 +0000

What? It's not like the rich aren't the only people who can use this financial investment.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:03:42 +0000

Millionaires were made during the recession because of this practice. It's so easy to destroy and so hard to create. We shouldn't encourage destruction at all, there is no good in it.

By: papadawg

papadawg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:56:23 +0000

This is a practice that has resulted in a loss for the short seller more than 90% of the time according to those that I have consulted with about buying and selling in the stock market.

I would advise against that sort of risk.

Just my not-so-humble opinion.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:15:06 +0000

Yea, stocks are very volatile when it comes to the news. There is no good whatsoever in it.

By: Sal

Sal — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:00 +0000

Agreed Andrew. However, people will always find a way to make that extra buck, especially at the expense of other people.

By: Andrew Clunn

Andrew Clunn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:46:32 +0000

Short selling is complete crap. You shouldn't be able to sell something you don't own period.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:16:46 +0000

Yes, I believe it should. What good is it that people are profiting when stocks go down? This is setting up terrorist actions and stuff.