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Re: XenaLives post# 21322

Wednesday, 11/16/2011 2:12:19 PM

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:12:19 PM

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I'm going to estimate that there are no naked shorts based on:
- illegality of naked shorting
- requirement of transfer agent being involved
- minuscule likelihood of anyone shorting a thinly traded sub-penny stock
- GOSY's change of symbol to flesh out NSS
- The SEC's warning, "Speculative stocks, such as microcap stocks, often have a high probability of declining in value and a low probability of experiencing above average gains.27 For example, investors should take extra care to thoroughly research any company quoted exclusively in the Pink Sheets.28 With the exception of a few foreign issuers, the companies quoted in the Pink Sheets tend to be closely held, extremely small or thinly traded. Most do not meet the minimum listing requirements for trading on a national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Many of these companies do not file periodic reports or audited financial statements with the SEC, making it very difficult for investors to find reliable, unbiased information about those companies.
There also may be instances where a company insider or paid promoter provides false and misleading excuses for why a company's stock price has recently decreased. For instance, these individuals may claim that the price decrease is a temporary condition resulting from the activities of naked short sellers. The insiders or promoters may hope to use this misinformation to move the price back up so they can dump their own stock at higher prices. Often, the price decrease is a result of the company's poor financial situation rather than the reasons provided by the insiders or promoters."

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