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Investments News - Last Updated Saturday 14th June 2008 → Syndicate this
Are Shorters Really Affecting Stock Markets?




Saturday 14th June 2008

As the FSA continue the onslaught against the so called short sellers in the stock markets, many believe that this latest attack is just a cover for the current problems in the market. The banks and housebuilders stand accused of being too slow to pass information to the market, allowing speculators to cause concern and worry in the market place. So are short sellers really the root of the problem?

Many experts believe that there is a clash between what companies on the stock market are obliged to release to the markets and the time it takes them to put the information together. While there is an obvious need to ensure that any information released to the market is concise, correct and fully reflects the situation with the company, its seems that the gap between collating the information and releasing it to the markets is the main area of contention.

Placing the ‘blame’ for sudden price movements on the ‘shorters’ is not the answer and only papers over the cracks of the system. There are instances of market abuse on a regular basis, but blaming one group of investors is not the long term solution.

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