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By Jim Hamilton

UK and Australia Extend Bans on Short SellingAfter a review of its emergency short selling ban, the UK Financial Services Authority decided to keep the ban in place until January 16, 2009, with one change. The FSA prohibits the active creation or increase of net short positions in publicly quoted financial companies. In addition, the original rule required the daily disclosure of all net short positions in excess of 0.25 per cent of the ordinary share capital of the relevant companies held at ma read more

Full post as published by Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation on October 23, 2008 (boomark / email).