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# I came for the article, I stayed for the comments

Posted on 2008-10-09T00:20:11+00:00 in the following categories:

* Finance
* Quick links



[An OK but somewhat oversimplified post on short selling](http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/09/thoughts_on_sho.html)
leads to a fascinating discussion on the topic from market practitioners. Well worth
reading to the end, you'll wind up holding at least two irrefutable but mutually
contradictory opinions about the issue...