SEC Crackdown (Supposedly)

SEC has been talking about getting tough on promoters for some time. This appears to be the first significant action, as it heavily involves Seeking Alpha authors.

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The above doesn't have much impact on most who don't rely on SA, or don't necessarily spend a lot of time on riskier, smaller companies.

My opinion is this doesn't go nearly far enough. It's beyond my belief a hedge fund can hold a short position, and write a hit piece, apparently legally. It's beyond my belief there has been no investigation into unusual options activity prior to significant news. An opportunity for some of us, most recently the now departed dabigella. Finally, it's beyond my belief the CFTC even exists.