Well now everything seems normal
again. And I am able to short GS and C. However not that I would
want to. Anyway the problem earlier must have just been an
early morning glitch as my shorting attempts were very near
the open.
Just to experiment this morning, I tried
shorting Citi Bank and Goldman Sacks. I got pop-ups saying they were not
available for short sale at this time. So maybe media rumors about
shorting and the banks is correct.