Short selling: information or manipulation

Authors

  • Mikel Tapia Departamento de Economía de la Empresa. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. España.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32826/reyf.v1i3.359

Keywords:

Short Selling, Rule 201

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the main results of short selling restrictions. Restrictions have had different effects as they have had different designs since the uptick rule that limited short selling to any price below the last trade, thus preventing short sellers from benefiting from predatory strategies. This rule remained in place almost until it was abolished in 2007. Until Rule 201 for the US and Article 23 of the ESMA regulations.

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Published

2024-02-20

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2023): Revista de Economía y Finanzas (September - December 2023)

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