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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Naked Shorting-Hedge Fund & Market Maker manipulation?

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To: ravenseye who wrote (2482)	6/2/2007 2:15:27 PM
From: ravenseye	Read Replies (1) of 5034

More equity hedge funds turn to shorting ETFs Crowded trades and LBOs have made shorting stocks 'treacherous' By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch Last Update: 7:14 PM ET Jun 1, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Some equity hedge funds have quit short selling stocks because the strategy is riskier in a rising market and has become too crowded to be profitable. Instead, more managers are shorting exchange-traded funds. That's a problem, according to some experts, who argue that using ETFs to hedge equity portfolios is a poor substitute for the real thing. Others say the trend shows managers are adapting to a trying environment for short sellers.... marketwatch.com

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