Thomas,
This is not such a whacko suggestion - and at least you have brought Sinclair's name into it - and all this was from posts of his that I read weeks ago. This idea was not yours - and likely wasn't his either - but look at what you are asking...it costs bucks to list (and delist...to then relist). And I will quote here from an email that i just sent Moots - as my dinner is now getting cold:
If the Canadian version of the SEC - gutless, toothless dargon that it is - could not get a handle on naked short selling, then there would be a lot of companies that might encountenance pulling up stakes (particularlty those that benefit from "dual citizenship, so to speak), and move to London...where there ARE rules about short-selling. In the bigger picture, LSE (exchange, not school of economics) is under tremendous pressure because of unified Euro exchanges...and would LOVE to have a crack at N.American mineral markets - and who knows, it might be great for us too!
However, as the joke goes about the guy who finds the bottle and rubs it - be very careful about what you ask for!
Chad will respond when he has a perspective - you will look very foolish if you start a cat-fight and you are the only one in the yard! The boys may have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
Cheers,
El D
