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Mainat
#1 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 5:55:00 AM
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The idea is relatively simple. You take a position when you think a share will rise. And you take a position if you think the same share has peaked and will start falling. As an investor,you make money whether a share falls or rises. Long-term investors will also benefit because they can lend their shares to short-sellers for a fee.

Unlike now when investors are only ever interested in the NSE when its rising,short-selling will mean that investors stay in the bourse during a bull-run. And during a bear-run.

Who won't go for this?



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The General
#2 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 5:59:00 AM
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@ Mainat,

Interesting,that crossed my mind jana.

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The thicker the thigh the sweeter the pie.
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jerry
#3 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 6:25:00 AM
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Who ensures the rules are followed?

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Kamaa
#4 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 6:27:00 AM
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@ mainat

i agree...

beside longterm,investors can also make money in the shortterm...

and in the process the market shall improve at a faster rate...

When you run so fast to get somewhere,you miss the fun of getting there... Life is not a race,so take it slowly....
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FundamentAli
#5 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 6:56:00 AM
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Selling short is being outlawed in other countries. This is after the chaos in the financial markets. Why bring it now?

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Scubidu
#6 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 7:23:00 AM
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Short-selling is not a activity that Kenyan should indulge in give our herd mentality and poor regulation. Money can be made in bear markets by investing in dividend portfolios and finding undervalued stocks with strong fundamentals.

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Hi-Lo
#7 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 7:33:00 AM
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...last yr or thereabouts VW became the largest co on earth courtesy of entrapped short sellers...yet I doubt it's even among top 50,000 companies...I'd say risky biz...

Playing the stock market without insider info...is like buying a cow in the moonlight.
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mdosi
#8 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 7:52:00 AM
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That is pure gambling and doesn't add any real value to a market.

Feel the fear but do it anyway.
It's amazing what you can achieve when you get rid of fear.
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sheep
#9 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 7:55:00 AM
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First of all they should introduce a fully automated trading platform which allows investors direct access to the ATS then we can begin thinking about short-selling.My two cents
The utimate goal of investing is to buy low sell high;if we re-write this core equation in psychology terms it becomes buy fear sell greed.
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Kausha
#10 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 8:48:00 AM
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mynat
We still in primary school of stock markets now you want us to go to campo? before we get there we need to pitia seko which is writing options on these shares
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