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The Long and Short of Short Selling
Short selling is a little-understood, much-maligned tactic by which traders can profit from their belief that a company’s stock is overvalued. Following the financial problems of the last two years, short selling has come under fire, with new or revived regulations proposed to curb the practice. It is unpatriotic, destructive, and destabilizing, say the critics. [...]
5Jan2010 | Warren C. Gibson | 12 comments | Continued-
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