Quote from jeb9999:
I noticed that you did not provide me with the list of all the "solid businesses" that "have been naked shorted out of existence".
Since naked shorting is against the rules, why aren't the rules enforced? How is it that the exchanges and the regulators cannot enforce their own rules?
I am certainly not in favor of naked short selling, but I am not about to accept total nonsense about "solid businesses" that "have been naked shorted out of existence".
Where is the list of names and the evidence about "solid businesses" that "have been naked shorted out of existence" ?
I'm not trying to be the typical ET asshole, but you just don't get it.
Since naked shorting is against the rules, why aren't the rules enforced? How is it that the exchanges and the regulators cannot enforce their own rules?
THAT'S THE WHOLE ISSUE HERE! Hello? Anybody home? Institutions are breaking the law. The SEC either will not or cannot do anything about it. My theory is (and this is the scary part) they CANNOT do anything about it. It is too widespread, the fraud is too great and the financial system is too damaged right now to even think about doing something.
I noticed that you did not provide me with the list of all the "solid businesses" that "have been naked shorted out of existence".
That's right. You didn't. That's because I never said it. I don't have that kind of inside information, and more to the point, I don't think solid businesses are the targets of mass naked short selling, unless to manipulate the short term price. It's the once strong institutions with temporary problems (or more serious problems) that have the most to worry about. If you combine legitimate shares with bogus shares and dump them on the market all at once, guess what happens?
Here's one video (not the best in my opinion).
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4490541725797746038
I had a better video saved but I can't find it. I'll post it later if I find it.