The SEC's extension Wednesday was silent, however, on the issue of the up-tick rule, which was a rule abolished last year that forced traders to wait for a stock to tickup before shorting it.
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Oct. 2, critics of the markets have called for a return to the up-tick rule.
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There should also be a ban on naked shorting and the up-tick rule needs to return.