Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF)
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
Protected banks welcome new European short-selling bans
Regulators need to protect markets from "rumours and false information" say bans' supporters
Peer review needed to prevent regulatory arbitrage, says AMF
Clearing rules 'won't work' unless US and European regulators can agree on detail, says senior French regulator
ECB opinion on derivatives reform spurs debate on CCP liquidity resilience
French authorities welcome ECB's call for the resilience of central bank money to be recognised in EU derivatives legislation.