The Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana (SEC) released Draft Guidelines: ‘Securities Industry (Securities Lending and Borrowing and Short Selling) Guidelines 2026’ for comment. Background Short selling reporting regime commencing at 0.1% and 0.5% respectively; Short selling reporting regime (bonds issued by the Government of Ghana), commencing at 0.5%; Short selling bans which may be […]

On 4 September 2026, the District Court  set a trial date for Mr Chan Hoi Shing and Mr Li Po Ching  after they pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud involving illegal short selling under section 300 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO). the allegation is that between 27 May 2020 and 29 […]

On 19 August 2026, the Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) published regulations governing investment strategies including short selling. first regulation governing the lending and short selling of securities; FRA will designate the securities available for lending; funds will require a minimum cash collateral of 50% of the total market value of the securities; no more […]

The SEC has added to its October Agenda the proposals for amendments to 13f-2 and Form SHO. Background: Short Selling rule 13f-2 and Form SHO were delayed by the SEC as a result of the Fifth Circuit Court. Current effective date is 2 January 2028.

On 29 July 2026, the National Assembly of S Korea issued a petition to suspend short selling for 6 months. 6,000 signatures have signed a petition to ban short selling for 6 months; petitioner argues that structural inequality is a core problem; data showing foreign investors accounted for 66.8% of KOSDAQ short selling transaction value […]

On 20 July 2026, the Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, revoked the short selling uptick rule. this change appears in the updated handbook; trading frequency of a security will be added to the SSE Board’s consideration in determining eligbility for short selling.