Reuters ran a lengthy article this week talking about how a number of governments are discussing banning short selling on stocks.
Return of short-selling bans: market protection or 'war against truth'? https://mobile.reuters.com/article/am...
Jason talks about government rules changes and how honest short sellers serve an important function for markets, like uncovering fraud that regulators often miss or find years too late.
Jason Burack is an investor, entrepreneur, financial historian, Austrian School economist, and contrarian. Jason co-founded the startup financial education company Wall St for Main St, LLC, to try to help the people of Main Street by teaching them the knowledge, skills, research methods, and investing expertise of Wall Street. You can also find Jason's work at his blog website at www.jasonburack.com.