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Re:Naked shorting: The curious incident of the shares that d... by emmelaich on Sunday January 31, 2021 @07:22PM (#25984119)
Your words aren't that reassuring, since this is the same SEC that failed to find Madhoff's Ponzi scheme.[0]

> since 1992, there had been six investigations of Madoff by the SEC, which were botched either through incompetent staff work or by neglecting allegations of financial experts and whistle-blowers

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff

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Re:Naked shorting: The curious incident of the shares that d... by fractionalhare on Sunday January 31, 2021 @08:16PM (#25984479)
Sure, but I'm not trying to be reassuring. I'm trying to encourage healthy skepticism of random claims on the internet.
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Re:Naked shorting: The curious incident of the shares that d... by emmelaich on Sunday January 31, 2021 @09:14PM (#25984850)
Your comments are appreciated!
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