No, I wasn't aware, but believe it or not, I don't feel as skittish about Berlin as I did a few hours earlier. I decided to take biker's advice and do some research.
I found the letters from Holger Timm and Eva Klose written as a response from the Berliner Freiverkehr & Berlin-Bremen exchanges to the American companies.
I'm not naive, I KNOW that shorting can occur on any stock...one just has to have enough money and knowledge as to how to do it.....but I also tended to believe their letters, especially when they stated as to how much more strict the German SEC is about shorting and how it is a criminal offense and how only two days are given to cover shares. Another reason I tend to believe them is that being of German descent myself, I know darn good and well that the more strict part is true. Man, is it ever.
So, whatever....I was glad to find those letters. It definitely made me feel better about Berlin. I'm still suspicious of any trading market, but oh well....maybe it should trade in the Ukraine, eh? Dobre den!
