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Short-selling

Transport & Logistics

Record short against Maersk backfires in trade-war defying rally

A Goldman Sachs Group basket of 50 stocks with the highest short interest in the Russell 3000 index has posted a record ninth straight week of gains.
Wealth & Investing

Short sellers rack up US$25 billion loss on riskiest US stocks

A Tesla dealership in Colma, California, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Tesla shares fell 4.7% in US premarket trading after President Donald Trump lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer of benefiting excessively from government subsidies for electric vehicles. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Companies & Markets

Tesla short sellers set to pocket about US$1.4 billion in profits after stock slump

On Apr 8, Thailand announced a ban on short selling of stocks and tightened other share trading rules to curb volatility. The ban on short selling of all securities, except for market makers, lasted until Apr 11
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Short selling is simply part of normal market functioning

Short sellers borrow shares they expect to fall, aiming to repay the loan for less later to pocket the difference.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Taiwan short-selling curbs extended again amid tariff uncertainty

Stock Exchange of Thailand said that the ban on short selling of all securities, except for market makers, and a narrower band for stock movements will be effective from Tuesday (Apr 8) and no longer than Apr 11.
ASEAN Business

Thailand temporarily bans short selling to calm stock market

The resumption of short selling after a 17-month ban could improve market access for international investors.
Wealth

South Korea’s short-selling ban has ended; will global investors flock back?

After losing over US$5 billion after Trump’s re-election, Tesla short-sellers now hold just 2.5% of its public shares, far below the 23% historical average.
Transport & Logistics

Hedge funds burned by Tesla short bets plot next steps

hort selling and high-frequency trading will be limited to stocks forming the part of SET100 Index, Asadej Kongsiri, president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, told a press briefing on Wednesday (Feb 19).
ASEAN Business

Thailand to curb short selling, high-speed trades amid sell-off

The practice, which is unpopular with retail investors, has been criticised for causing excessive market volatility.
Banking & Finance

South Korea fines JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS for short selling breaches

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