I've said it a gillion times over the past few years

There's TOO MUCH systemic risk for regs to allow this 

Granted it was the fault of the greedy, corrupt firms that engaged in counterfeit short selling, but that worked to their advantage, just like it did back in 2008 w/ CDS etc.

The big guys know the best way to protect themselves is to create the level of systemic risk that protects them through becoming "too big to fail"

Remember the firm that became a bank after the dust settled after the last crisis?

Let's hope gov and regs allow the controlled demolition I've talked about for the past 4 years

If they use some finesse, they can spank the bad actors, drive a few out of business, let retail score their win, and also save the global financial system from ruin