Belgium, France, Italy, Spain to ban short-selling

[Chuck Krug]

yes, children, you can play soccer in park, but you can't have your ball.

 

[zdreg]

Quote from Covertibility:

I have yet to see a short ban actually work, that is, move those stocks on the ban list higher over the short term (6-12 months).

short term for traders is 5 minutes. that being said what is the effect
in the week after a short ban?

 

[dtan1e]

no short selling, but printing to infinity is allowed, to rig the game to long side, if they want to set a level playing field then they should ban printing, little wonder all the players are leaving, which is why u see the economy being crap but the markets seem to hold because it doesn't reflect reality

 

[Bob111]

Belgium, France, Italy, Spain to ban short-selling

bunch of euro pussies

 

[Kassz007]

Not only does a short selling ban distort market realities, it also works to shake confidence in markets, thus drying up liquidity. The more governments meddle, the more unpredictable the markets become. Thus, participants tend to stay on the sideline rather than risk some crazy new government policy being announced out of the blue.