SEC passes a new short selling rule
February 25, 2010
Last update: May 2021
SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions
Official link: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-26.htm
Rule 201 includes the following features:
Short Sale-Related Circuit Breaker
The circuit breaker would be triggered for a security any day in which the price declines by 10 percent or more from the prior day’s closing price.
Duration of Price Test Restriction
Once the circuit breaker has been triggered, the alternative uptick rule would apply to short sale orders in that security for the remainder of the day as well as the following day.
Securities Covered by Price Test Restriction
The rule generally applies to all equity securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, whether traded on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
Implementation
The rule requires trading centers to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent the execution or display of a prohibited short sale.
The rule will become effective 60 days after the date of publication of the release in the Federal Register, and then market participants will have six months to comply with the requirements.
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