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The naked crunch for short-sellers
The reaction to a ban on naked short selling introduced in Germany last month was probably not what the country’s regulator, the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Bafin), or the German...
The takeover of a Spanish savings bank last month and rumours of funding difficulties at the country's financial institutions spook investors
The Bafin decree on short selling in May signalled a lack of agreement by European regulators, say participants
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European Parliament committee calls for a smaller derivatives market, citing "distorting" effect.
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Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
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