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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bloomberg news: SEC May Approve Restrictions on Short Sales When Stocks Plunge

Concern that short-sellers accelerate stock declines may prompt the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt a rule next month aimed at curbing bearish bets when equities are plunging.

The regulation would require the trades be executed above the best existing bid in the market when shares fall 10 percent in a day, said Brian Hyndman, the senior vice president in transaction services at Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) By Nina Mehta

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMWQn8mCXZxM&pos=5