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Worldwide regulators ban short selling; markets surge
LONDON/WASHINGTON, DC - UK, US and Australian securities regulators have issued a temporary ban on short selling in a co-ordinated international attempt to increase investor confidence and buck freefalls...
Short-selling bans imposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) could result in reduced structured products business for dealers. The SEC announced...
A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ban on naked shorting of the major banks and mortgage companies has sharply reduced short sales on the targeted stocks, according to market data. The ban...
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