tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093560390959788459.post783670002977064300..comments2024-03-21T09:29:25.220+00:00Comments on The Financial Crimes: Short people aren't gonna get you every timeAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775753218753337766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093560390959788459.post-79462399421788901892009-08-10T20:50:08.786+01:002009-08-10T20:50:08.786+01:00I found short-selling an interesting thought exper...I found short-selling an interesting thought experiment when I first opened a cfd account.<br /><br />You go short and you are hoping for bad news, you're waiting for the next report on unemployment and wanting hundreds of thousands of people to have lost their jobs so you can pocket a few hundred quid.<br /><br />I managed to lose a few hundred quid in the end, but say I'd get lucky and made a load of money shorting stuff last year, I reckon it would have turned me into a right arsehole.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093560390959788459.post-44132216777757382522009-08-10T17:04:33.806+01:002009-08-10T17:04:33.806+01:00Short selling is supposed to be bad for banks beca...Short selling is supposed to be bad for banks because a drop in share price can lead to a run on the bank's deposits, which leads to a vicious spiral. The reality is that there is enough rational money out there to stop this getting out of hand.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775753218753337766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093560390959788459.post-27033881337328179762009-08-10T14:26:59.607+01:002009-08-10T14:26:59.607+01:00It probably explains many of the wails and moans a...It probably explains many of the wails and moans about short selling. Could someone explain to me why short selling is so bad, yet short buying is so good?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com