Short selling
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See also:
Short selling: Short position reporting FIX Rules of Engagement
No action position for trading during deferred settlement periods
Activist short selling campaigns in Australia
Announcements
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Close monitoring of market volatility and short selling, Market Integrity Update, April 2020
- ASIC provides relief and updates guidance on short selling, 18-301MR, 29 April 2018
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ASIC reports on GFC short selling restrictions, 12-233MR, 24 September 2012
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ASIC makes new rules on suspicious activity reporting and short sale tagging, 12-162MR, 16 July 2012
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ASIC standardises reporting of short positions, 11-04AD, 11 January 2011
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ASIC releases guidance on short selling, 10-86AD, 23 April 2010
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Short position reporting, 10-42AD, 5 March 2010
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Reporting of short position information - FIX Rules of Engagement, 25 November 2009
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ASIC provides hedging relief to market makers, 09-182AD, 24 September 2009
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ASIC lifts ban on covered short selling of financial securities, MR09-94, 25 May 2009
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Consultation paper - Short selling to hedge risk from market making activities, 30 April 2009
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ASIC extends ban on covered short selling of financial securities, MR09-36, 5 March 2009
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ASIC extends ban on covered short selling of financial securities, MR09-05, 21 January 2009
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Continuation of exemptions in relation to naked short selling, AD09-02, 7 January 2009
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ASIC lifts ban on covered short selling for non-financial securities, AD08-65, 13 November 2008
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Requirements for disclosure and reporting of short sales from 19 November 2008, ASIC market advice, 12 November 2008
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Victorian share trader to face ASIC short selling charges, AD08-53, 6 November 2008
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Requirements for disclosure and reporting of short sales from 19 November 2008, 08-211, 28 October 2008
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Short selling relief for convertible securities expanded, AD08-44, 27 October 2008
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ASIC extends ban on covered short selling, 08-210, 21 October 2008
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No action position for owners selling from stock lending portfolios, AD08-23, 24 September 2008
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Update on ASIC’s response to short selling, AD08-22, 23 September 2008
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ASIC advice to ASX market participants regarding hedging existing transactions, AD08-20 , 22 September 2008 [Withdrawn as per INFO 152 Public comment on ASIC's regulatory activities]
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Covered short selling not permitted, 08-205, 21 September 2008
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Naked short selling not permitted and covered short selling to be disclosed, 08-204, 19 September 2008
Regulatory guide
Consultation papers
- Short selling: Naked short selling relief, position reporting amendments and sunsetting class orders, CP 299, 14 May 2018
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Short selling to hedge risk from market making activities, CP 106, 30 April 2009
Reports
- Response to submissions on CP 299 Short selling: Naked short selling relief, position reporting amendments and sunsetting class orders, REP 608, 30 January 2019
Information sheets
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Requirements for disclosure and reporting of short sales, INFO 95
- Activist short selling campaigns in Australia, INFO 255
Instruments
Current
ASIC Corporations (Short Selling) Instrument 2018/745
Superseded
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Class order number |
Title |
Date issued |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 10/29] |
24 December 2010 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 10/29] |
17 June 2010 |
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Variation of Class Orders [CO 08/764], [CO 09/774] and [CO 10/29] |
21 April 2010 |
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Covered short sale transaction reporting relief for market makers - repealed 26/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
21 April 2010 |
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Relief for small short positions - repealed 28/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
14 April 2010 |
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Short position reporting regime postponement and clarification - repealed 26/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
29 March 2010 |
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Short selling: limited relief for deferred purchase agreement issuers from s1020B(2) - repealed 28/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
15 February 2010 |
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Revocation of Class Order [CO 08/751] and variation of Class Order [CO 08/764] |
8 December 2009 |
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Naked short selling relief for market makers - repealed 28/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
18 September 2009 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751]([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
25 May 2009 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
5 January 2009 |
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Short selling relief: Exchange traded options, unobtained financial products and certain bonds and debentures - repealed 28/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
5 January 2009 |
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Variation of Class Orders [CO 08/751] and [CO 08/764] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
13 November 2008 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
24 October 2008 |
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Short selling - exercise of exchange-traded options - repealed 28/09/2018: see 2018/746 |
23 September 2008 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
23 September 2008 |
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[CO 08/753] (expired) |
Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
22 September 2008 |
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Variation of Class Order [CO 08/751] ([CO 08/751] revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
21 September 2008 |
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Covered short sales (revoked 11/12/2009: see [CO 09/1063]) |
19 September 2008 |