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# *Don’t Blame The Shorts: Why Short Sellers Are Always Blamed for Market Crashes and How History Is Repeating Itself*

(McGraw-Hill, 2009)

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March 11, 2010 1 - 3 PM EST 

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Featuring the author, **Robert Sloan**, Managing Partner, S3 Partners; with comments by **James J. Angel**, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University; and **Frank Hatheway**, Chief Economist, NASDAQ OMX. Moderated by **Mark A. Calabria**, Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute. 

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In the aftermath of the financial collapse, regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission targeted short sellers as a contributor to the crisis. In *Don’t Blame the Shorts*, Wall Street veteran Robert Sloan examines how short sellers provide liquidity and transparency to our capital markets. The panel also explores why short sellers are often portrayed as the villains when they expose corporate fraud and mismanagement.

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