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Why ban short selling?

Italy, France, Spain and Belgium banned short selling today. They want to calm the markets down, and they figure "the shorts," as they're called,…

Italy, France, Spain and Belgium banned short selling today. They want to calm the markets down, and they figure “the shorts,” as they’re called, are a disruptive influence! Heidi Moore posts on the reasons governments ban short selling, and muses on whether such bans are effective.

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