| 19.05.2010 Short Selling – Germany bans naked short-selling, swaps speculation, France not following new German ban, Dutch regulator: no current plan for ban, Europe's stock markets plunge as Germany announces crackdown, Barnier: need to coordinate short-selling bans at EU level |
| Germany bans naked short-selling, swaps speculation
From Bloomberg/Businessweek.com: Germany prohibited naked short- selling and speculating on European government bonds with credit-default swaps in an effort to calm the region’s financial markets, sparking investor anxiety about increasing regulation. The ban, which took effect at midnight and lasts until March 31, 2011, also applies to th |
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