Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

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"maybe this bunch needs to be motivated, we need mlsoft to give us a sermon with hail and brimstones..."
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Zeev...

Brothers and sisters we are gathered here today....

As much as I agree with you about wanting to level the playing field with a more even flow of information, and as much as I would like to have current short position data, I know without a doubt it is not going to happen any time soon, if ever. For the same reason we want the data, the folks that have access to it will do whatever it takes to prevent it being made public so they can continue to hold that very meaningful competitive edge over the general public.

Information (not just about shorts) is the crux of the difference between the master players on the street and the rest of us and they will never cede that edge without a fight - to do so would put their trading on the same footing as the rest of us and that would mean that over time many of them would go broke. They are not that much smarter or better than anyone else, they just have access to more current and accurate information - that will not change.

Just my opinion, though.

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