>I do not trust any institution that makes money off of lending MY shares out to predatory short-sellers who's sole purpose is to decrease the value of MY shares.
1. You realize that short sellers have to buy the stock back, which basically has the opposite effect? Unless you're planning to dump the stock in a few months, this isn't worth worrying about.
2. You know what's worse than short sellers driving down the price of your stocks? Corporate malfeasance going undetected and blowing up (eg. Enron), causing you to lose everything. Short sellers might get a lot of flak by profiting off people's losses, but they provide a useful service by exposing misconduct and putting a wet towel on irrational exuberance.
1. You realize that short sellers have to buy the stock back, which basically has the opposite effect? Unless you're planning to dump the stock in a few months, this isn't worth worrying about.
2. You know what's worse than short sellers driving down the price of your stocks? Corporate malfeasance going undetected and blowing up (eg. Enron), causing you to lose everything. Short sellers might get a lot of flak by profiting off people's losses, but they provide a useful service by exposing misconduct and putting a wet towel on irrational exuberance.