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    Shanghai Exchange Targets New Mechanism for Margin Trading, Short Selling WSJ.com

    SHANGHAI—The Shanghai Stock Exchange plans to roll out a new mechanism for margin trading and short selling of shares via a centralized intermediary this year, a move to further liberalize and inject more vitality into the country's stock ...

  • Short Selling Rose In First Half of May WSJ.com

    Short selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market to the highest levels respectively of the past six months during the first half of May.

  • Short Sellers Find Friends in Banks WSJ.com

    As traders at Morgan Stanley were frantically trying to shore up Facebook Inc.'s share price following the company's initial public offering, other managers on the deal were helping short sellers bet that the newly minted stock would fall.

  • Shorting Facebook Is a Pricey Proposition, For Now WSJ Blogs

    Short sellers looking to pounce on Facebook's disappointing debut in the public markets will have to pay a hefty premium. About 18 million Facebook shares are on loan, considered a proxy for short-selling activity, according to figures from ...

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    Short Selling Rose in Second Half of April WSJ.com

    Short selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market during the second half of April. In the exchanges' latest twice-a-month statistics, this time for the period ended April 30, the number of short-selling positions ...

  • Bond Funds Work on Greek Exit Scenarios WSJ.com

    The world's biggest bond mutual funds are working to protect their portfolios from a possible exit of Greece from the euro zone. Some portfolio managers are dumping debt of southern European countries, while others are piling into safer U.S. ...

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    Short Selling Drops on NYSE and Nasdaq WSJ.com

    Short-selling fell at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market during the second half of March. In the exchanges' latest twice-a-month statistics, the number of short-selling positions at the NYSE not yet closed out, known as ...

  • Europe stocks lower on debt, China fears MarketWatch

    MADRID (MarketWatch) — European stock markets ended a volatile session in negative territory Friday, with banks up on rumors of a short-selling ban, but drinks makers and miners added to downward pressure tied to continuing euro-area ...

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    Short-Selling Rose for Second Half of February WSJ.com

    Short-selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market during the second half of February. In the exchanges' latest twice-a-month statistics, this time for the period ended Feb. 29, the number of short-selling ...

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    Short Sales Increased In First Half of March WSJ.com

    Short selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market during the first half of March. In the exchanges' latest twice-a-month statistics, this time for the period ended March 15, the number of short-selling positions ...

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    Short Sales Rose in First Half of April WSJ.com

    Short selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market during the first half of April. In the exchanges' latest twice-a-month statistics, this time for the period ended April 13, the number of short-selling positions ...

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    Nasdaq Short Sales Decline WSJ.com

    NEW YORK—Short selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market fell in the first half of February, according to the latest twice-monthly figures for the exchange.

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    SEC Charges OptionsXpress With Selling Scheme WSJ.com

    The Securities and Exchange Commission charged an online brokerage and clearing agency, as well as four of the firm's officials and a customer, in an alleged naked short selling scheme.

  • Short Sellers Pounce on Herbalife After Einhorn's Inquisition WSJ Blogs

    It's been a rough week for Herbalife. Now, the shorts are starting to pounce on the nutrition company. Herbalife has 4.8% of its shares out on loan, which is considered a proxy for short selling, according to securities-financing ...

  • 3 Stocks Short-Sellers Are Targeting; Hough: Investors who bet on falling share prices have turned their attention to these companies. SmartMoney.com

    As share prices broadly rise, some investors are betting big against the three stocks listed below. Each has seen heavy "short-selling" in recent weeks. That's a trading tactic that involves selling shares without actually owning them in ...

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