Re:SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
by pmiller2 on Friday September 04, 2020 @12:57PM
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Part of the difference here is that BH is legally obligated to disclose when they buy shares of companies. At least, they are under certain circumstances, which I can’t remember off the top of my head. You can’t punish someone for something they’re legally obligated to do, because one can’t be legally obligated to commit a crime.
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Re:SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
by quickthrowman on Friday September 04, 2020 @12:59PM
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True, they are obligated to disclose their positions in a quarterly report.
That doesn’t change the fact that buying and holding options is not illegal...
Re:SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
by sprusemoose on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:51PM
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but not buying options can be
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20200821/scotiab...