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Short selling bans and market restrictions – Considerations for investors

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New York Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Public Company’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Short Sellers

Key Points: - On February 9, 2021, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action brought by Eros International plc, an Indian media company, against several short sellers...more

Burr & Forman

Stonk Trading’s Not a Game

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During the height of the GameStop (NYSE: GME) mania, Slate author Jordan Weissman explained that “[A]t a moment that the markets are being overrun, for better or worse, by posters who’ve basically dedicated themselves to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

GameStop and Compliance: Part 5 – Lessons Learned

I think the GameStop phenomenon portends a seismic shift in many areas. It may well be a turning point in markets and investments. Where it will be going, I do not think anyone knows right now but everyone needs to be...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

GameStop and Compliance: Part 3 – The Squeeze

I think the GameStop phenomenon portends a seismic shift in many areas. It may well be a turning point in markets and investments. Where it will be going, I do not think anyone knows right now but everyone needs to be...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

GameStop and Compliance: Part 2 – The Shorts

I think the GameStop phenomenon portends a seismic shift in many areas. It may well be a turning point in markets and investments. Where it will be going, I do not think anyone knows right now but everyone needs to be...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

When Davids on Social Media Topple the Goliath of Wall Street

Social media started out as a way to connect with old friends and distant relatives. Not anymore. Now, social media is being weaponized by everyday people to topple the giants of Wall Street. Recently, posters on Reddit and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.28.2021 | Top Story: GameStop’s Wild Ride Continues, Pummeling Hedge Funds Along the Way

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GameStop’s continuing surge this week has gone from something of a lark to a collective small-trader effort to stick it to Wall Street hedge funds and institutionalists, with share-price fundamentals discarded entirely in...more

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