SEC Order On Naked Short Selling Takes Effect (Washington Post)
Story date: 2008-07-21 06:40:07
Added on: 2008-07-21 23:03:23
An order from the Securities and Exchange Commission aimed at protecting some of the country's largest financial companies against a form of short selling took effect yesterday, provoking complaints from smaller firms that they have been left vulnerable to the practice.
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