Banks have always been totally OK with traders shorting stocks... but only if the stocks are not bank stocks, especially in this environment: > The American Ba

Banks have always been totally OK with traders shorting stocks... but only if the stocks are not bank stocks, especially in this environment: > The American Bankers Association on Thursday urged federal regulators to investigate a spate of significant short sales of publicly traded banking equities that it said were "disconnected from the underlying financial realities." When companies complain publicly about short-sellers instead of, you know, focusing on the business, it's usually a bad sign.