• On 27 January 2022, DEN FSA announced EC decided to permanently reduce the limit for short selling reporting; the limit value changed to 0.1% of the issued share capital.
• The reduction follows the recommendation from ESMA and is effective as of 31 January 2022.
• ESMA wanted a better database to assess the extent of short selling positions; the change applies to all short net positions i.e. existing and new.
• Permanent reduction takes place after ESMA in the period from 16 March 2020 to 19 March 2021 decided to temporarily lower reporting limit to 0.1% per Covid market turmoil.
• As of 20 March 2021 reporting limit had been 0.2%, now the new permanent one.