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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

U.S. SEC to consider about 4 short sale proposals

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering four proposals aimed at restricting short sales of stocks. The proposals include restoring the "uptick rule"; a "bid test" that would allow shorting at prices above the highest bid; and two "circuit breaker" rules, one of which would temporarily halt short sales when a stock has already fallen a certain percentage, and the other would trigger uptick or bid-test rules after a share price drops. The proposals will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday

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