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SEC Follow Up Exhibits Part C SEC_OEA_FCIC_001760-2501

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Fallon, Zachary<br />

From: McCormick, Tim<br />

Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:32 PM<br />

To: Overdahl, James<br />

Cc: Edwards, Amy K.; Mayhew, Stewart<br />

Subject: RE: Impact of Short-Sale Ban Removal<br />

Attachments: Memo on Theshold List Manipulation.doc<br />

Memo on Theshold<br />

List Manipula...<br />

Jim,<br />

I revised this based on Amy’s comments.<br />

Tim<br />

_____________________________________________<br />

From: McCormick, Tim<br />

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:41 AM<br />

To: Overdahl, James; Edwards, Amy K.; Mayhew, Stewart<br />

Subject: RE: Impact of Short-Sale Ban Removal<br />

><br />

I’m attaching a preliminary memo that examines the allegations of Mark Mitchell. Briefly, I find no evidence in the specific<br />

examples he provides that support his claim of “threshold list manipulation”. I should note that across the universe of<br />

stocks with fails and years of data we have, it is entirely possible that patterns consistent with threshold list manipulation<br />

could have happened. If you want me to do more and develop a program to output any patterns worth further<br />

investigation by OCIE/ENF, then I can do so. In the memo, I detail some preliminary ideas in detecting this type of<br />

manipulation across the universe of stocks but welcome any suggestions on that as well.<br />

Tim<br />

_____________________________________________<br />

From: Overdahl, James<br />

Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:42 PM<br />

To: Edwards, Amy K.; Mayhew, Stewart; McCormick, Tim<br />

Subject: FW: Impact of Short-Sale Ban Removal<br />

See below from The Chairman.<br />

_____________________________________________<br />

From: Cox, Christopher<br />

Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:38 PM<br />

To: Overdahl, James<br />

Subject: RE: Impact of Short-Sale Ban Removal<br />

Jim, in addition to the macro effects across the market, we need to be concerned with the opportunities for manipulation<br />

of securities of one firm at a time. Can you tell me whether the manipulation of the threshold list that is referred to in the<br />

following article is in fact a possibility? Can we check the assertions about the data?<br />

The Naked Short Selling That Toppled Wall Street<br />

October 2nd, 2008<br />

by Mark Mitchell<br />

Editor’s Note: I am a former employee of The Wall Street Journal editorial page. I think it is the finest editorial page in the<br />

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