This will go a long way to curtailling melt down of Financials and also indicates down the road a lot more Government overview to prevent some of the greed and behaviour that led to all this.

I would not be surprised to see new rules come in that greatly limit the ability to borrow stock in order to short stocks. This has amplified the fear and losses a lot of which the US Government is now going to shoulder. Annoyed Governments will take steps to punish those who cause them grief.