Short-selling ban proves to be mistake

The U.K.'s recently ended ban on short selling of financial stocks was a good test, but it is obvious the ban was a mistake, writes Paul Marshall, chairman of Marshall Wace. He says a sensible policy about disclosure would better address the relationship between financial stability and the strategy of short selling. 

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