Quote from tradersboredom:
i think the shorting of bank stocks are real clear example of how bad shorting can do to the economy and corporations.
first the depress stock price caused by 10:1 leverage shorting, you need capital to short too and only professional have 10:1 or naked shorting, you don't need any capital or shares to short.
first bank stocks like bank of amercia and citigroup ar e real companies that have thousands of jobs.
the media etc saying all this bank run can seriously harm the reputation and shareholder confidence and threshold where they must sell as stocks under $10 or margin calls break as price of stocks break down.
i'm serious they gonna to really crack down on abusive shorting by market makers brokers and professionals who have 10:1 shorting margins. this is hurting the economy when big corporations fail from job losses.