Short-selling
Self-referencing CDS risk?
Ballooning credit default swap spreads on European sovereigns have encouraged some market participants to sell credit protection on their own country. But how much is this protection really worth, and could this selling contribute to systemic risk? Mark…
Highland Capital boss slams shorting restrictions for exacerbating volatility
Credit fund veteran Mark Okada says Bafin restrictions on short selling have increased market volatility
Cut derivatives volumes down to size, says European Parliament report
European Parliament committee calls for a smaller derivatives market, citing "distorting" effect.
Goldman Sachs to pay $450,000 fine for illegal short-selling
Bank's systems fail to comply with US regulations to control naked shorting
Germany cuts euro and equity derivatives ban
Germany narrows shorting ban
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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