Worried faces at the New York Stock Exchange on March 9. Photo: AP
Letters | As coronavirus shocks stock markets, why call to ban short selling is absurd
- Hedge funds should not be held responsible for market declines at a time when much larger traditional funds have been heavily selling stocks
- Hedge funds short stocks to protect the investors in their funds, which include pension plans
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Coronavirus pandemic
Worried faces at the New York Stock Exchange on March 9. Photo: AP