Florida Blue
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Fri Mar-19-10 07:56 AM
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Financial regulation thought |
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Could we not simply reinstate the regulations that were done away with from 99 to 08? At least as a temporary fix ?
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Odin2005
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Fri Mar-19-10 07:56 AM
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1. That would make too much sense! |
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Edited on Fri Mar-19-10 07:56 AM by Odin2005
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Fri Mar-19-10 09:23 AM
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2. Two reasons I have heard that we are "prevented" from doing that. |
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The short-sale uptick rule worked when stocks traded in increments of 1/8th of a dollar. Today they trade in 1 cent increments.
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We have now entered into treaties which the old Glass Steagall Act would violate.
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Florida Blue
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Fri Mar-19-10 01:35 PM
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3. I yield to your expertise. Thank you for taking the time to explain |
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