SK Net Service Company Ltd: The United States urgently pushed “to limit air sale” 19 financial stocks were given special care
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With public complaint of having done nothing , the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urgently set off a ban on short selling restrictions on the stock market on July 17th. In the future 30 days after next Monday it is forbidden that investors do the so-called "naked short selling" transactions ,that is, do not borrow the stock in advance, to the 19 U.S. financial stocks such as Fannie Mae and so on.
The SEC’s "limited space", the trade mixed. Some people believe that such initiatives will help to a certain extent, limit the proliferation of short-act to prevent major financial stocks continued diving. But there are also many people believe that these shares dropped from the basic fundamentals or that there is a problem, mandatory restrictions only against the laws of the market to go short of practice and will not play a significant results.
Emergency restrictions "naked short selling"
SEC Chairman Cox on the 15th of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said that the SFC will require investors in the short-selling the two mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and premises of the United States and the former stock broker, we must borrow the stock, which is to prohibit the so-called "Naked short selling" (naked short selling) behavior.
U.S. stock market to allow Maikongmaikong. Generally refers to the act of short selling investors from brokerage firms, etc. to borrow shares, sell on the market, the future from the market to buy the stock return. If the stock price after investors sold down, investors can earn post.
The so-called "naked short selling" means that investors did not borrow directly in the stock market to sell their shares simply does not exist, as long as the delivery date to buy shares, if investors can not buy shares lead "Delivery failure." In accordance with U.S. law, "naked short selling" behavior is not against the law, but if investors use the "naked short selling" suppressing manipulation of stock prices is violating the law.
SEC spokesman Johannes special day said: "All short-selling investors must be in short borrow shares before the commencement of the contract and timely delivery." This provision will take effect July 21, plans to run for 30 days and May be further delayed.
According to the SEC statement, in addition to Fannie Mae and premises of the United States, "the limited space" will also be for Lehman, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, such as in the United States listed 17 major financial institutions. This means that within the next month, the company’s stock will be "special care."
SEC said that in extreme cases, loss of market confidence will trigger panic selling, the stock may ultimately lead to "unnecessarily" continued to decline, and even dropped the price far below normal levels. "If a large number of financial stocks be affected, the knock-on effect may wear down the whole market." Authorities also disclosed that does not rule out further "limited space to" further extended to all US-listed shares.
For the latest regulatory initiatives, the industry mixed. Supporters believe that, given the false news difficult to control, the ban may be short-malicious退而求其次choice. Because this may help those who help stabilize the weight of the larger financial stocks, thus easing the market continued to decline.
However, also many voices of opposition. Critics say, SEC "limit the air" but that is their wish to take measures to deal with is a response to external pressure, its practical effect is questionable. Based on past experience, each trying to limit the regulatory authority’s efforts to sell all ended in failure. Moreover, the authorities specified to protect the 19 financial stocks, many companies was in fact the main market to go short.
Professor of Columbia University in New York Jones pointed out that even if the United States successfully restricted to go short, investors can also uninhibitedly short sell U.S. stocks in overseas markets.