Short selling regulation after the financial crisis – First principles revisited

• Published in: International journal of disclosure and governance Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 108 - 135
• Main Authors: Grünewald, Seraina N, Wagner, Alexander F, Weber, Rolf H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.05.2010; Palgrave Macmillan
• Subjects: Accounting/Auditing; Animal attacks; Brokers; Business and Management; Collateral; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Economic crisis; Economic models; Options markets; Original Article; Prices; Principles; Regulation; Regulation of financial institutions; Securities lending; Securities markets; Short sales; Stock exchanges; Studies; market abuse; financial crisis; short selling; regulation; market efficiency

This article examines the recent regulatory developments with regard to short selling. Short selling regulation is an important factor in firm governance because it affects the way in which firms are subject to market discipline. As the financial crisis has attracted regulators’ notice to short sell...