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To: bumblin bob who wrote (190165)3/23/2009 1:02:11 PM
From: moby_dick  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 208838
 
Don't feel sorry for Lehman here - they were probably amongst the most guilty of short sellers...I guess they got a nasty taste of their own proverbial medicine...



To: bumblin bob who wrote (190165)3/23/2009 1:37:45 PM
From: blind-geezer  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 208838
 
Market makers, who serve as go-betweens for buyers and sellers, are allowed to short stock without borrowing it first to maintain a constant flow of trading.

that is why they are always on the winning side, and they are the only one making money all the time ...
I need to invest in Market Making firms ...