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Because then there would be no scapegoat to blame and deflect the moron public from what has been happening (or rather NOT happening) over the last 8+ years to get us to this point.

It's never their fault. Always the fault of some great satan or other.

As I understand it naked shorting is only doable if faciliteted by a broker. For the brokers to complain now they are on the recieving end would be laughable if it were not so contemptibe. I can do it to you, but you can't do it to me attitude. Run home to Uncle Christopher and Uncle Hank you...

For it to work you have to close the insolvent institutions first otherwise they will never agree to a clearing price.

I heard they were going to ban short selling by foreign car dealerships to protect the US auto industry. Apparently some of these dastardly foreign auto "short sellers" take money by selling a car they don't have in inventory with a promise to fill the order at a later date. This is a short...

Alternatively it could be a propaganda attempt to link short selling with "terror" [sic] in the minds of the dumbed down American people. Did they find any WMD in Iraq yet?

Yes of course :), after all they are not going to knowingly sell at a price that allows you to make money at their expense.

Wasn't that precisely why Option MM's were exmepted? My assumption was that they would be again. If not, then what you say stands. PS Thanks m22au

How do we play this. If Options market makers can still short (as per before) then presumably puts will be bid up as they represent the only way to short? Lets all start thinking out loud here.

With no shorts to squeeze Fed will have to lend the bnks even more money to manipulate the market up so that banks and rich republicans can dump their stock on CNBC/Fox viewers. Anyone noticed how IB borrowing from the Fed goes up ahead of the mrket being manipulated up on Govt policy?

Again, you have NO IDEA what you are talking about. You sound like some wannabe banker or maybe a wannabe MBA "Some of Lehman's European-based bankers are attractive because of their strong client relationships."...

............and all because GS stock went down.

Once they see how stocks go down with no shorts to cover they will rescind this. Currently Joe public is using credit cards to replace the money he got from home equity, only a matter of time before he raids the 401K to fill the SUV.

About as dumb as you would expect from people who get paid on fees generated on assets under managemet rather than performance.

Way too much government sanctioned cheating and tipping of market players by policy makers for me to put any serious money on the line in the BS of A. How come other governments worldwide are not finding it necessary to cheat in every way possible with the exception of UK Pakistan and Russia.

Step right up, step right up for the free money carnival. You Sir, you look like a man who mad a bad investment, don't you worry, Dr Bernankes Patent Elixir will alleviate your pain.

Agree. "shorts" will be the scapegoat though.

No lobbyist left behind. Don't forget the Homebuilders also believe they are entitled to a bailout for building too many homes they now can't sell.

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

1) People who [genuinely] own the client relationships. 2) If you say so. Now off to bed if you have done all your assignments for school tomorrow.