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- Title
Regulation of short sales in the United States.
- Authors
Nazareth, Annette; Colby, Robert; Maddox, Zoe
- Abstract
The regulation of short sales by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has moved drastically from obsolete restrictions to limited restraints, and back to heightened regulation, as the SEC has struggled to respond to perceived abusive short selling and dramatic pressures on stock prices. This paper analyses the SEC's actions and assesses future prospects. It does so by examining the function, benefits and controversy surrounding short selling, describes the recent historical regulation of short selling by the SEC and analyses the pending proposal to reinstitute a price test to restrict short sales.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SALES policy; STOCK prices; SHORT selling (Securities); SECURITIES trading; MARGIN accounts; HEDGING (Finance); FINANCIAL markets; UNITED States. Securities &; Exchange Commission
- Publication
Journal of Securities Law, Regulation & Compliance, 2010, Vol 3, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
1758-0013
- Publication type
Article