Portugal wants debt short-selling rules

Elizabeth Fournier | June 09, 2010

Portugal is the latest country to increase disclosure on short positions for its stocks. The country’s regulator is also keen to extend disclosure to debt securities, but will wait for guidance from the Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr).

In a draft regulation released on June 2, the Portuguese market regulator Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) proposed changes to the threshold for reporting short positions to both...




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