SEC launches effort to limit short sales

SEC launches effort to limit short sales Last Update: 10:00 AM ET Apr 8, 2009 Under pressure from lawmakers and financial institutions, the Securities and Exchange Commission releases five different proposals for reinstating the uptick rule, a provision that would limit short selling. ...Read the rest of the story

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