bb, one good reason why all of us investors should pressure the SEC and Congress to level the playing field between the "houses", that know at anytime exactly what is the short position in a stock (and few other cardinal facts) and us simpleton investors that like mushrooms are kept in the dark and fed BS, for more than six weeks on issues such as short interest, and insider trading. There is no technical reason this information should no be available daily and the SEC will go a long way in enhancing the public trust in the market by removing these inequalities.
Sorry for the rant, an old beef of mine from the old days of the floorless bandits battles...