Oh, I thought of another (not exactly transparency): - If you lend out your shares, you can't "sell" them until you've recalled them and had them delivered to

Oh, I thought of another (not exactly transparency): - If you lend out your shares, you can't "sell" them until you've recalled them and had them delivered to you. If the float is X, then there shouldn't be more than X shares available to sell at any given time. In the current system shorting increases apparent supply which devalues the stock.