The new rule only covers 799 financial insitutions.
SEC bans short-selling for financials Friday September 19, 7:07 am ET By David Goldman, CNNMoney.com staff writer
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took what it called "emergency action" on Friday and temporarily banned investors from short-selling 799 financial companies.
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