Article: A Short Summary Of Short Selling Regulations.

On July 15, 2008, the SEC issued an emergency order barring naked short sales of the stock of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 17 financial firms, including Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. This action further intensified the media's focus on short selling. The emergency order, however, represents only the latest in a line of SEC regulatory and enforcement actions aimed at addressing problematic short selling activities.

A short sale occurs when a seller sells a security it does not own, requiring that it make delivery with a security borrowed by it or on its behalf. Whether executed as a hedge or for speculative purposes, the ...

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