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Learn the Truth About the UltraShorts

By Jim Cramer

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 Holy cow, I am not paranoid. There is a conspiracy to knock down stocks! OK, that's extreme, but you have to recognize that this incredible bear market that is clawing away at so many sectors does coincide with the elimination of the uptick rule, coupled with the creation of these bear market Ultra ETFs that control so much of trading. I say that after reading the amazing history of these products and the uptick rule presented by Eric Oberg on this site. He did some homework on this one. The byzantine approval process coupled with the "research" done to get around the margin rules and the short rules just drives me crazy. You couple this one with the letter that Eddie Lampert issued yesterday for his Sears quarter, one of the wildest and truest documents I have come across. Lots of people have been all over me,...

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