Petition Ban Market Speculation

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A motion to ban all forms of economic speculation on markets (including all forms of short selling) save for the trading of shares in limited companies registered on a regulated exchange. Speculation, broadly defined, has bred a culture in financial traders that seek to gamble on trends. This has led to a development of increasingly obscure products and also causes the gamblers to make massive profits when the general population is suffering.

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Date closed 17 August 2012
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