On 17 December 2025, UK FB issued response to FCA consultation on changes to short selling regime; welcomed proposed guidance and focus on technical refinements.
- UK FB's response addressed areas where it believes further changes could contribute to more competitive, agile, open short selling regime for firms operating in the UK.
- Supported proposal to create new Short Selling Sourcebook within FCA Handbook, providing clear/accessible guidance for firms; called for FCA to make change to current position of how NSPs are calculated; called for use of market data providers guidance.
