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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by jonknee on Monday July 06, 2009 @01:38PM (#690042)
Maybe they have already shorted their own shares.
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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by eru on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:13PM (#690135)
That would be the same as putting more of their shares on the market. (Assuming they can always plug the short with newly created shares.)
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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by quizbiz on Monday July 06, 2009 @04:41PM (#690412)
I have always wondered if brokers are allowed to trade stocks of their own firm.
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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by dandelany on Monday July 06, 2009 @06:05PM (#690529)
Yes, as long as they do so based solely on material, public information and report all transactions to the SEC.

Obviously, this is nearly impossible to police.

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