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Re:Is algorithmic trading making markets less efficient & ga... by Eliezer on Wednesday July 22, 2009 @03:15AM (#717526)
If the stock is underpriced, sure. But shorting overpriced stocks comes with a cost - what if the market gets even more irrational over the next few years?
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Re:Is algorithmic trading making markets less efficient & ga... by swolchok on Wednesday July 22, 2009 @11:31PM (#719012)
If stocks are typically overpriced, I think you want to be in the business of IPOing.
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Re:Is algorithmic trading making markets less efficient & ga... by eru on Wednesday July 22, 2009 @06:26AM (#717630)
Cover your old shorts with new shorts.
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