RE:Shortingramman1 wrote: Is a very effective tool ,that one can use, and thus,''is not the problem''. ------- Very poor guidelines , and ''laxed'' rules around the strategy of shorting,is the issue as I see it .--------I dont short often ,in fact, very infrequently ,however, I have always done quite well ,on those very few occasions.
This sort of reminds me of the lax housing rules they had in 2008 where anyone could buy a house with zero money down. This could be the unraveling of the stock market if this trend continues. I'm personally not a fan of shorting but there needs to be tighter controls in place.