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I guess I meant more the algorithmic semi-instantaneous stuff. I understand in broad strokes the benefits for investment/cash influx, but I don’t get why stock purchases aren’t required to be held for, say, 6 months or a year to reduce the volatility.

I mean you wouldn’t be able to have mutual funds that rebalance more often than every 6 months, or ETFs, and you’d be saying no one could sell if there was bad news, and you’d be instituting forced buying and holding only

“No one could sell if there was bad news” — arguably if we just erased the price action between Jan 1 and Jun 30 in 2020, everyone would have been a lot better off

I don’t know that I want to be forced to hold a stock if it comes out they do unethical stuff etc

That’s fair but is waiting 3-6 months to sell it that much worse than being able to sell it in 1-3 days?

.... yes?

Hmm, why tho? I feel like if I owned a stock I didn’t like, I would be okay waiting until the first opportunity to sell it — since I’m doing the best I can do given the situation.

I shouldn’t be forced to wait to sell because of an arbitrary rule. Why enforce less liquidity in the market? If I want to sell, I should be able to sell for any reason. If a CEO comes out antisemitic, should I forced to hold the stock until I’m allowed to sell 3 mos later?