Short-selling ban proved ineffective: NY Fed paper

ny-fed-interior-statue-moma

New regulations banning naked short-selling has done little to stop the slide in stock prices and has significantly increased the cost of liquidity, according to a New York Federal Reserve paper, published on Saturday.

Robert Battalio, Hamid Mehran and Paul Schultz, the paper's authors, note that in response to the sharp decline in prices of financial stocks during the fall of 2008, regulators in a number of countries banned short-selling of particular stocks and industries.

The authors find

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.