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Remember when the SEC banned short sales on ~1,000 financial stocks on September 19th, 2008, and then the S&P 500 index fell ~50%?

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The SEC banned short sales on ~1,000 financial stocks on September 19th, 2008.

The SEC’s ban on short selling was intended to prevent investors from driving down the prices of financial stocks by shorting them.

But, the S&P 500 index fell ~50% to its lowest point in the months following the ban.

Regulatory actions, like a short-selling ban, can have unintended consequences and may not always be effective in stabilizing markets during turbulent times.

RELATED Remember when the Fed stopped reporting weekly unrealized losses across banks in H.8? This report shows 722 banks have unrealized losses greater than 50% of the capital.

The ban did not address the underlying problems that were causing the financial crisis. These problems included subprime lending, over-leveraged banks, and a lack of transparency in the financial markets.

The SEC’s ban on short selling is a reminder that government intervention is not always the best solution to financial problems.

US to Ban Short-Selling, JP Morgan Says. JP Morgan analysts predicted that short sellers might be temporarily banned. American bankers have written to the SEC about their concerns. Short sellers have made over $1 billlion from betting against these struggling banks.

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