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Revision as of 20:27, 30 January 2006 by Riverrunrun (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree with the following statement made by you.
"Counterfeit" Securities: See the answer to Question 7.1, SEC FAQ. The SEC's answer is a clear and unequivocal no. "Naked short selling has no effect on an issuer's total shares outstanding." Thus the cornerstone of the pressure groups' concerns is simply not true.
Naked short selling dramatically dilutes the target company's capital worth and, in the case of an MREIT, it dilutes the company's attempts to obtain necessary increase in capital by issuing new share offerings to continue growing their business. You have to understand that the SEC does not want the investing public to know how widespread this practice is. They therefore downplay the seriousness and will not allow any transparency as to the true extent of the FTD situation. Also, through naked shorting in which the share sold short are never covered with real shares artificially inflates the total number of shares outstanding with non-existent shares which can not be obtained by the retail investor. A pig in a poke situation.river 20:27, 30 January 2006 (UTC)