Shackling short sellers: The 2008 shorting ban

Shackling short sellers: The 2008 shorting ban

In September 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily banned most short sales in nearly 1,000 financial stocks. We examine the ban's effect on market quality, shorting activity, the aggressiveness of short sellers, and stock prices. The ban's effects are concentr...

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Main Authors: BOEHMER, Ekkehart, JONES, Charles M., ZHANG, Xiaoyan
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
Subjects:
short sales
price efficiency
option markets
liquidity
uncertainty
quality
world
time
bear
Finance and Financial Management
Portfolio and Security Analysis
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4687
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5686/viewcontent/TacklingShortSellers2008Ban_rfs_2013.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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