Replies to post #415765 on Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL)

[bas2020]

Nonsense! Shorting (especially organized naked shorting) leads to corruption... evidenced by the lawsuits filed against eight MMs/HFs for price manipulation and illicit trading practices. This is how the market is "rigged".

Investing, BUYING, requires capital $$$. Shorting doesn't, and is why crooks like it and exploit it through collusive nefarious activities.

[Bourbon_on_my_cornflakes]

TOTAL RUBBISH: Being allowed to short is EXACTLY the reason what makes the stock market a FAIR GAME. Else, it can be easily “rigged”.

Not when there is no uptick rule. Without that rule, it is easy to drive a stock below FMV with programmed selling.

NOt when Shorts move in secret without disclosure of their positions on a daily basis.

21st century trading tech and 19th century regulations.

Short hedgie vermin paid off Bush officials to get rid of it, and Obama folks to keep it gone.