More shorting, please!
Financiers have long extolled the virtues of short selling. Just because they are now receiving a taste of their own medicine is no reason for regulators to ban the practice.
Please find below links to the official announcements from the US (SEC), UK (FSA) and Australian (ASIC) regulatory authorities.
- US - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Press release – ‘SEC Halts Short Selling of Financial Stocks to Protect Investors and Markets – 2008-211’ dated 19 September 2008 (including links to the actual SEC orders)http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-211.htm
2. UK - Financial Services Authority (FSA) Short selling (No 2) Instrument 2008
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/handbook/instrument2_2008_50.pdf
Short Selling (No 2) Instrument 2008 – FAQs 19 September 2008
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/other/short_selling_faqs.pdf