Financial Cryptography: Comment on SEC bans illegal activity then permits it...

Comments: SEC bans illegal activity then permits it...

some posts from last week mentioning the subject:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008k.html#1 dollar coins
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008k.html#4 dollar coins
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008k.html#9 dollar coins
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2008k.html#25 IBM's 2Q2008 Earnings

there was a reference to an interview given some time ago on the subject ... claiming that while its illegal, it was *safe* enough because "the Securities and Exchange Commission never understands this."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03202007/business/cramer_reveals_a_bit_too_much_business_roddy_boyd.htm

Posted by Lynn Wheeler at July 21, 2008 01:42 PM

update:

SEC Emergency Order Leads to Dramatic Drop in Short-Selling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Securities
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/SEC+Emergency+Order+Leads+to+Dramatic+Drop+in+Short-Selling+of+Fannie+Mae+and+Freddie+Mac+Securities/3840011.html

from above:

According to market statistics analyzed by S3 Matching Technologies, the SEC's emergency order to enhance investor protections against "naked" short selling in 17 financial institution securities has reduced short sells by about 70 percent for the targeted symbols, and 90 percent of short selling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. S3, which processes trades for the country's largest brokerages, compared short sells of Monday, July 14, prior to the SEC order, and Monday, July 21, the first day the emergency rule was implemented.

... snip ...

Posted by Lynn Wheeler at July 23, 2008 01:57 PM