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Originally posted by BuffettWarren
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The argument that shorting forces selling by 'mum and dad' investors is, in the vast majority of cases, not true. They sell because they panic. They are not forced to sell. So it is their, and the term 'mum and dad' refers to many other people in the sharemarket too, short mindedness and lack of understanding of investing.
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There is another part to this though...... when they manipulate the price down in order to short change a company which is raising funds on market, get cheap shares themselves and make capital injections more expensive for the companies. To me this should be a prison term and massive fine issue. The market is there to support listed companies, not to cut them down by the rabid dogs all of the time. Comments?
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