> The very briefest answer is that G.S. created a "long only" investment vehicle based on food staples with no mechanism for shorting it. In other words, GS di

> The very briefest answer is that G.S. created a "long only" investment vehicle based on food staples with no mechanism for shorting it. In other words, GS didn't create a mechanism for speculation.... Note that the financial industry is often trashed for shorts, as in "those folks are betting on/profiting from failure". So, now we find that they're also wrong for not creating an opportunity for shorting.