Naked Shorting

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SALT LAKE CITY - Over the objection of Wall Street firms, Gov. Jon Huntsman signed a bill Friday that cracks down on naked short selling with state fines for brokers who accumulate too many unsettled trades in any company's shares.

The bill was written for Utah-based Internet retailer Overstock.com Inc., which complains it has been a target of a practice that traders dismiss as a tiny aberration in the markets.

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Naked Shorting

"This bill is good for business, particularly small- and mid- sized cap companies," Huntsman's deputy chief of staff, Mike Mower, said Fri...

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