Uptick rule given new lease of life
SEC’s efforts to control shorting are met with mixture of relief and disdain
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Crackdown on ‘naked short-selling’ intesifies
The crackdown on ‘naked short-selling’ intensified as the Securities and Exchange Commission brought its first enforcement cases against the practice – betting that a stock will fall while failing to borrow the underlying shares
HK eyes rules on shorting disclosure
Regulator launches consultation on having investors make regular reports on their short positions or transactions
US to increase clarity on short-sellers
US regulators will share more detailed information on short-selling activity with the public as they move to boost transparency of the trading that was blamed for fuelling market turmoil during the financial crisis
FSA extends disclosure for short sellers
City watchdog says financial stocks still need the protection afforded by forcing positions to be revealed
‘Uptick rule’ expected to curb short selling
The Securities and Exchange Commission will meet to weigh up proposals to clamp down on short selling with the so-called ‘uptick rule’
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Governments have tried a dizzying array of measures to fix the financial crisis. Interest rate cuts, loans, buying bad assets and share purchases have been announced in quick succession. This graphic ties these measures together for easy comparison
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Momentum growing for naked short selling ban
Banning naked short selling would be one way of finding out whether it aids or hinders market efficiency, writes Pauline Skypala
Need to make clear views on short selling
Organisations working on short selling regulatory regimes should put good communication at the top of their ‘to do’ lists, writes Pauline Skypala
Short selling bans
Extending them confirms the impression that regulators are making it up as they go along – and is counter to the spirit of equity trading
Now we know: the shorting ban was a mistake
The one great benefit of the UK’s ban on short-selling, is that it provided the perfect laboratory in which to assess the policy’s merits. The conclusion is unequivocal, writes Paul Marshall
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