A dangerous sign

Coming over the wire is word that on the floor of the stock exchanges now that some of the large financial institutions may now be selling parts of their stakes in large holdings in order to raise capital.

If this was indeed true then this means that large financial brokerages for example may be in a financial crisis and they need to raise money. So they are selling off some of their prize holdings in order to raise capital. This is a dangerous condition to be in if this turns out to be true and not just some rumor on the floor of the exchange. If a large institution firm needs to liquidate it's holdings to raise cash then they are not able to meet the demand for those wishing to pull money out from their other holdings. They overextended themselves if this is true.