Short-selling
BaFin shorting ban may contain loopholes for investors
German restrictions on short-selling of governments, CDS and financials may not be as bad as feared.
German short sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
Deutsche Bank halted sovereign CDS trading after Bafin ban
The German bank was not the only dealer to have temporarily put a stop to eurozone sovereign credit default swap trading
Bafin shorting ban may be narrower than feared
Lawyers say decree appears limited
Market puzzled by Bafin ban
Traders incredulous as Bafin acts unilaterally to calm “extraordinary volatility”
Conference warns of rising complexity in leveraged ETFs
Investors searching for good value and transparency have flocked to exchange-traded funds. But this demand is now driving increasing complexity, and speakers at the first Art of Indexing Europe conference in Frankfurt warned of the pitfalls of messing…
Shanghai exchange launches China's first index futures
Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country's first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares.
Ticked off with the uptick rule
The US Securities and Exchange Commission revealed a revised uptick rule in February, eliminating a key exemption for options market-makers. But some participants say these new rules will impede liquidity and price efficiency in US options markets. Peter…
Protect to survive
The Lehman minibond scandal put Hong Kong firmly in the spotlight, with television images of protesting investors beamed across the world. In response, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is making changes to investor protection rules. Martin…
SEC shortlists two measures to prevent abusive short selling
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) named its two preferred measures for preventing abusive short selling on August 17.
SEC mulls new short-selling rules
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Cesr proposes pan-European short-selling regime
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A dynamic model for hard-to-borrow stocks
Traders with short positions in stocks that are subject to short-selling restrictions risk being 'bought in', in the sense that their positions may be closed out by the clearing firm at market prices. Marco Avellaneda and Mike Lipkin present a model for…
FSA extends short-selling disclosure requirement again
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has extended its disclosure requirement for the short selling of 30 UK financial stocks.
FSA extends UK short-selling disclosure regime
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FSA aims to prolong short-selling disclosure
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