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Re: CD_98 post# 301758

Sunday, 05/28/2023 11:18:45 PM

Sunday, May 28, 2023 11:18:45 PM

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Naked short selling is illegal...

Technically, it isn't. It IS a violation of SEC regulations. But illegal? No. MMs can do it legally. And an appellate court judge ruled in 1995 that it was not a violation of the securities laws. According to him, it promoted efficient markets. I've always found Scattered to be a very interesting case:

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=Sullivan+%26+Long+v.+Scattered+Corp&hl=en&as_sdt=2,39&as_vis=1&case=8171030952991497392&scilh=0