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Short Sale

The sale of a security that the seller has borrowed, with the intention of buying it back later at a lower price.

Short Sale News

Industry
PASLA rebrands to Securities Finance Association Asia Pacific

According to the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association, the change better reflects the full scope of activities, markets, and stakeholders represented by them, while maintaining continuity with its established history and brand equity

Regulation
Macquarie admits short selling misconduct

Macquarie Securities Australia has agreed to pay a AU$35 million fine for its inaccurate reporting, caused by multiple systems-related failures

Regulation
SEC confirms new implementation dates for Rules 10c-1a and 13f-2

Disappointed in the decision, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw says the SEC is “attempting to camouflage a new willingness to repeatedly bend the rules until they break”

Industry
Securities lending revenues grow 12% YoY for May

S&P Global Market Intelligence reports revenues of US$1.202 billion for the month

Regulation
ASIC sues Macquarie Securities for systemic misleading conduct

In its first short sale reporting case, ASIC alleges the misleading conduct was due to multiple systems-related issues, many of which remained undetected for over a decade

Industry
Securities lending revenues rise 4% YoY for April

Despite market volatility, securities lending revenues increased to US$1,079 million for April, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence

Industry
EquiLend launches Short Squeeze Score

The signal enables users to mitigate risk in their portfolios by identifying the likelihood that a given security may be vulnerable to a short squeeze

Regulation
South Korea ready to resume short selling

The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has confirmed that it will fully reinstate stock short selling from 31 March