Can short selling be banned?

Congress may well ban or restrict the short selling of stocks. Short selling is no different than the normal selling of shares of a stock, except that in this case, the investor borrows the shares, in the expectation that he can buy them back at a lower price when he returns them to the lender.

Why short selling ban is bad?

While it’s natural for policy makers to try to protect investors and markets, a ban on short selling is a terrible idea. They reduce liquidity and introduce confusion at a time when the smooth functioning of markets is critical. They don’t support stock prices; they prevent accurate price discovery.

When does the short selling rule come into force?

On 6 January 2021, the Treasury published the Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 No. 5 (the Regulations) to amend the notification threshold under Article 5 (2) of the Short Selling Regulation from 0.2% to 0.1% of the issued share capital of an issuer. This change comes into force on 1 February 2021.

What does the short selling regulation ( SSR ) mean?

The Short Selling Regulation (SSR) introduced a private and public notification regime for investors who hold net short positions in certain financial instruments. The SSR means you may have to notify us of positions that are private or are to be disclosed publicly. See the public short positions disclosed to us – daily update (XLS).

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Do you have to be registered as reporting person for short selling?

To be able to submit a short selling notification to us on behalf of a position holder, the person making the notification (the reporting person) must be registered as authorised. If you are making notifications for yourself, you will still need to be registered as a reporting person beforehand.