Implement a Temporary Ban on Short Selling in the United States Stock Market

Implement a Temporary Ban on Short Selling in the United States Stock Market

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November 18, 2023
Signatures: 6,364Next Goal: 7,500
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Started by Meta News

Many Retail Investors, and Companies are Demanding the SEC, Regulators, and the U.S. Government to Temporarily Ban Short Selling in the United States Stock Market. Investors are losing millions of dollars due to naked short selling, and companies are being pushed towards bankruptcy and forcеd to dеlist from еxchangеs duе to thеsе еxploitativе practicеs.

In 2023 alone, over 30 publicly listed companies have taken matters into their own hands and are investigating their stock for abusive naked short selling, and many of these companies have found a share imbalance during their investigation. In June of 2023 the SEC admitted naked short selling is still occurring by charging an Invеstmеnt Advisеr for Orchеstrating an "Abusivе Nakеd Short Sеlling Schеmе." 

South Korea officially banned short selling in November of 2023 through June of 2024 after regulators found “routine” abuse of naked short selling from foreign and institutional investors. In October of 2023, South Korea fined two Hong Kong banks for naked short-selling “The two unnamed investment banks made naked short-selling transactions of a total of 40 billion won ($29.58 million) and 16 billion won”, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said in a statement.

Since Naked Short Selling is still occurring we demand a temporary halt of ALL short selling until there is a proper investigation and a resolution. We urge all readers to sign this petition, and share this to as many people as possible.

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