A number of regulators across the globe responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Such bans have since expired as of 18 May 2020. Other regulators (including...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed the renewal of the emergency restrictions on short selling and similar transactions by the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) of Austria, the Financial Securities and...more
On December 7, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an opinion agreeing with the Greek regulator, the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC), that the ban on short selling shares in five Greek...more
On September 30, the Greek national financial regulator, the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC), announced that is has imposed an extended ban on the short-selling of Greek bank shares––by any persons anywhere in the...more
On August 3, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an official opinion (Opinion), agreeing to renew for a further four weeks the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic...more