RE:Temporary Ban on Short SellingTemporary!!! Should be permanent or at very least the owner of those shares used for shortsales should have to sign off on whether they want their shares to be borrowed for this purpose.
Shortselling is where the major league players come in to take on the scrub team with ringers and players with moves that wreak of insider status.
Short selling and marketmaking using shortselling techniques ruins companies of good potential in favour of big money where retail shareholders get creamed.