On 18 August 2022, FINRA fined Gar Wood Securities for short selling violations. FINRA accepted AWC from Gar Wood Securities to settle allegations that firm accepted short sale orders without obtaining locates, maintain supervisory system for reporting. Gar Wood violated FINRA Rule 2010 and SEA Reg SHO Rule 203 ((17 CFR 242.203). Violated FINRA Rule…
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Canada – IIROC Short Selling Expectations
On 17 August 2022, C-IIROC issued guidance on short selling and sufficient securities collateral. C-IIROC issued short selling guidance note 22-0130 re participant obligations to settle short sales. Reasonable Expectation Test The notice advises that a member participant must have a reasonable expectation of holding sufficient securities to settle short sales, prior to the order…
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Sweden – FI Fines for Late Short Selling Reporting
On 28 June 2021, SWE FI fined Squarepoint SEK 2mn for late short selling reporting. Squarepoint Ops LLC receives a fee for late short registration in 20 different issuers. Its short net positions in shares in 20 different issuers on 138 occasions reached or fell below relevant thresholds for reporting; for which it must pay…
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U.S. – Arca Fine Clearpool Reg SHO
On 4 June 2021, NYSE Arca Clearpool Execution LLC violations consent. Clearpool Execution Services LLC to pay $300k fine ($105k to NYSE Arca), for violating Rule 203(b) Reg SHO, 17 CFR 242.203 doing short sales without borrowing securities. Also without having reasonable belief that could borrow needed securities for delivery. Acceptance and Consent Without admit…
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Norway – FSA Short Sales Market Mapping
On 23 March 2021, NORFSA reported on Norwegian stock market mapping. Report on Norwegian short selling activity stock market development trends 2019-20. To help prevent market abuse, aid intervention in serious threat to financial stability. Provides short positions data insights from register at aggregate level, includes below 0.5%; these are large proportion of total reported…
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Denmark – FSA Halts Net Short .1% Threshold
On 17 March 2021, DEN FSA reported net short position holders decision end. DEN FSA noted ESMA's temporary decision on the threshold for notifying short positions expires 19 March 2021, as GDP forecasts show some optimism for recovery. Follows ESMA March 2021 ended decision on holders of net short positions. Net Short Position Threshold Decision…
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