linkfest 03/28/08: Short-Selling, Bear Raids, etc.

Emptying my burgeoning browser tabs:

• Rumors of hedge funds’ demise are overrated (Euromoney)
• Vacation Home Sales and Prices Tumble as Buyers Wait (Bloomberg.com)
• The Effect of the Uptick Rule on Spreads, Depths, and Short Sale Prices (SSRN)
• Fed Leaders Ponder an Expanded Mission (Washington Post)
• Introduction of Pecora Report that absolved short-sellers of 1930s bear raids (SEC Historical)
• Brazilian real falls on commodities drop (Bloomberg)

Related posts:

1. The Miracle of Short-Selling and Proxy Votes
2. Short-Selling and Insiders
3. Excellent reading on hedge funds and short-selling
4. Conference du Jour: Constructing Short-Selling List from Sponsors
5. Evil Short-Sellers and Enron