You have to excuse my naivete. Surely it is, at the very least odd, that regulators can ban short selling on just one segment of the market, ie financials, whilst sanctioning it on all the rest.

Does this mean, that at some future date, under circumstances different than the current man made disaster, regulators could place a temporary ban on short selling Commodities? Consumer related stocks? or any other particular segment of the market they felt was under some particular threat?

Isn't this the absolute pinnacle of market manipulation? Shouldn't it be, either, or, for the whole market? Sort of,'what's good for the Goose is good for the Gander.'

Another useless point to ponder. When are we going to see the senior perpetrators of this market melt, being measured for their black and white striped suits, instead of being awarded their multi-million dollar golden handshakes. ( I won't be holding my breath).

I think 'aitakahashi' could work another video out of this.