September 16, 2008
1 - The SEC should enact a temporary ban on ALL short selling in US markets
2- The SEC should enact a temporary ban on sale of all stock market put options
3 - The SEC should temporarily halt trading in all short and ultrashort stock market ETFs
4 -The waiver on the uptick rule should be ended permanently
5 - The SEC should institute these changes immediately without any further warning for maximum impact
6 - The SEC should go to the US government and request mandatory reporting of short selling activity in foreign markets and application of economic sanctions upon countries where significant abuses continue