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Old 03-10-2009, 01:56 PM  
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Originally Posted by slapass View Post
We had to deal with the uptick rule for years. We had some pretty big crashes in 2001 with it. Not sure it makes a bit of difference.
Yep. It was imposed during the Great Depression, lasted until 2007. Didn't do shit to prevent the 1987 crash and other steep drops. It's announced implementation is like a short-lived sugar high.
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