Traders: Uptick Rule Won’t Fix Shorting Problems

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Traders: Uptick Rule Won’t Fix Shorting Problems

A recent proposal to reinstate the uptick rule is seen as addressing only part of the issue with short selling, since it does not do away with the problem of when the volume of shorts exceeds the number of shares outstanding.

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