The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a report on its review of certain aspects of the EU Short Selling Regulation. The review was prompted by the volume of short selling that occurred around the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and national regulators' responses to it. ESMA also considered the possibility in Europe of high volatility in so-called "meme-stocks" (stocks which gain popularity through social media.
The report focuses on potential changes to three key aspects of the SSR:
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