S Korea – FSS Enhanced Surveillance Uncovers More Illegal Short Selling

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) use of the Central Short Selling Inspection System has shown to flag 85.7% of 2025 suspected cases.

  • number of suspected illegal short selling cases reported FSS has been increasing annually;
  • calls for faster investigations, sanctions, and recovery of illicit profits following detections;
  • 2025 saw a record high of 77 cases, within just seven months of this year, the number already exceeds half of last year’s total.
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