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Uptick Rule [electronic resource] : SEC Limit on Short Selling Reconsidered

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
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14 pages : digital, PDF file
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Examines background to the uptick rule adopted in 1930s, which prohibited short sales on stocks unless previous stock price movement had been upward. Reviews various public policy considerations and controversies surrounding both its genesis, and 2007 removal by SEC. Reviews developments since elimination of the uptick rule, and concerns over market volatility. Highlights key developments between Sept. 2008 and Apr. 2009, SEC Apr. 2008 uptick reinstatement proposals, and legislation in the 111th Congress.
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