Short selling ban to continue - FSA

However, the regulator has removed the need for daily disclosure of short positions on the affected stocks. When the FSA first implemented the ban in the Code of Market Conduct, following the near collapse of HBOS, it said it would review the move after 30 days. “The FSA has now conducted the 30-day review and, with one exception, has concluded that it should not make any changes to the measures at this time,” the regulator says in a statement. Those holding significant short positions will no longer need to disclose their position on a daily basis provided there is no change. The Code o...