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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Naked Shorting-Hedge Fund & Market Maker manipulation?
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To: kknightmcc who wrote (3852)9/28/2008 5:14:49 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) of 5034
 
"The big problem right now is that you have big synthetic shorts being offered by the international banks that are not regulated by the local authorities," says Francois Van Rensburg, an asset manager at EFG-Hermes. "There's less transparency on these transactions."

Yep.. but how do they oversee the options markets to see who's gone long the puts and sold the calls:

voptions.com

Only to stop it is for folks to sell the puts and buy the calls.

Hawk
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