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Carl Levin: “My problem comes particularly where you are selling a security to someone... and at the same time, you are betting…”

On the recordApril 26, 2010
My problem comes particularly where you are selling a security to someone... and at the same time, you are betting against it.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin highlights a conflict of interest in selling securities while shorting them.

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