WAMUQ'ers - PLEASE READ
Many of you know that I'm in the process of writing and completing my law school Advanced Writing Requirement (AWR) paper on the issues of Market Manipulation, Naked Short-Selling and Securities Regulation. I have made significant progress thus far and I hope to have my final draft done before Monday morning so that I can dedicate the rest of my very limited schedule to preparing for my final exams, which begin in early May.
I'm posting because I am planning to bring up certain aspects of the WaMu debacle - namely WaMu's exclusion from the no-short list, the spinning and obvious media blackout, and the significant outstanding short position which continues to dilute the true intrinsic value of the Qs - and I need legitimate sources to cite. The challenge with this is that up until recently, the only truthful and objective coverage we've received has come from Kirsten Grind and a host of blogs. I will be citing Kirsten in great detail but I'm afraid I don't know where else to cite as I can't reference a blog - however truthful the author might be - as a credible academic source for my paper.
As such, I'm hoping some of you can give me a hand with some sources and points you feel are worth mentioning. To date, I've written twenty-two pages and pulled over 1,000 pages of research so far on the general issues of market manipulation, naked short-selling and securities regulation, and I'm afraid I don't have much more time available to me.
I wish I could discuss and touch on all of the other points concerning the downfall, seizure, sale and bankruptcy of WAMU but the scope of my paper is very specific to manipulation and short-selling. Perhaps after I graduate next year and/or if I find some more time in my schedule, I'll put together a comprehensive case study on everything. In the interim, I believe many of you will be pleased with this paper if/when you read it. My professor is very impressed and has recommended that I pursue various avenues for publishing upon its completion.
Feel free to reply to this post or send me a PM with anything you would like to share. Thank you all kindly in advance.
-RR
