On 8 June 2026, the FCA released an instrument relating to Short Selling Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/29).
Specific to short selling:
- regulation 5 (FCA rules relating to short selling of admitted shares and
related transactions); and - regulation 6 (FCA rules requiring notification of a significant net short
position in the issued share capital of a company).
This instrument comes into force on 13 July 2026, except for Part 2 of Annex A,
which comes into force on 1 January 2027.
