And since (theoretically) there's no upper bound on the price of a stock, then (theoretically) there's no upper bound on the losses one can incur when engaging

And since (theoretically) there's no upper bound on the price of a stock, then (theoretically) there's no upper bound on the losses one can incur when engaging in short-selling practises either. Porsche is an evil genius of Finance. Their predatory trading practises have become legendary. Some more links on this: http://www.nuclearphynance.com/Show%20Post.aspx?PostIDKey=122828 http://www.nuclearphynance.com/Show%20Post.aspx?PostIDKey=12... http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/10/27/17465/the-disreputable-market-in-volkswagen/ http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/10/27/17465/the-disrepu... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAe7ia0t3kDs&refer=home http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAe7...