The FSC has revised the FSCMA enforcement decree as part of efforts to strengthen penalties for illegal short selling, as it prepares to lift a ban on short selling in March.
January 16, 2021The FSC will place new restrictions on market makers, revamp the rebate system, and set up a new monitoring system to detect illegal short selling activity.
December 22, 2020The inspection will cover all 22 market makers, focusing on whether they conducted naked short selling and whether they violated the uptick rule.
November 2, 2020During the six-month extension, the FSC plans to strengthen penalties for illegal short-selling and improve retail investor access to stock short sales.
August 28, 2020Malaysia will extend its short-selling ban until year-end; Thailand will continue using the uptick rule until end-September; Korea's short-selling ban is due to expire in mid-September.
June 28, 2020South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia are the remaining Asian nations that still have short-selling bans in place. Malaysia's is due to be lifted at the end of June.
June 10, 2020In a market disruption event, the SET board now has the power to prohibit short selling and algorithmic trading on the spot, among other measures.
April 15, 2020