It is an open secret among seasoned bears that only a small fraction of short sales these days are the result of rigorous and original securities analysis.

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In other words, regulators intend to end the days when subprime mortgages were packaged as securities by the original lender and sold with no further recourse.

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Ms. Mitchell says that giving pre-public companies more freedom to talk to investors is consistent with the original intent of the bedrock securities laws of the 1930s.

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In October, the company restructured the securities so the original maturity date was extended, with half the principal balance being due on Feb. 15, and the rest on March 13.

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But, in seven of the securities the trader wanted to cancel, an original message to trade the security was never sent, meaning in those cases there was nothing to cancel.

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Once a municipal bond is refinanced, (prerefunded) the issuer uses the proceeds of the new issue and purchases US Treasury securities (collateral) that are used to pay the interest and principal on the original, more expensive debt until maturity or the call date, whichever the escrow agreement states.

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