Short-selling ban and cross-sectoral contagion: evidence from the UK

The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduced a ban on the short-selling of specified financial-sector stocks in September 2008. The regulator’s stated objectives were to protect market quality, stabilize the market for financial-sector stocks, and prevent cross-sectoral contagion. We analy...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Azhar, Jaafar, Aziz, Goddard, John
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/28464/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28464/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28464/1/Short_Selling_Ban_and_Cross_Sectoral_Contagion.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28464/2/Azhar_MFA_New_Orleans_Acceptance_letter.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28464/3/MFA_2012_Preliminary_Program_as_of_1-4-12-1.pdf