[Alberta's Child]

An obvious first step would be to restrict -- or even eliminate -- short trading.

Also, a simple regulation that requires traders to take possession of shares (physically or electronically) would go a long way to minimize this type of idiocy.

[The Louiswu]

" this type of idiocy. "

This isn't idiocy, this is AMERICA! Why should hedge fund creeps get to manipulate the market and the small retail investor get the shaft when they start making real moves? This is REAL capitalism at it's finest, people putting their money where their mouths are and taking a stand, it's only the manipulation, stopping stock purchases, fake technical difficulties that are causing trouble.