Series 14: 2.8.4.1. Regulation SHO

2.8.4.1. Regulation SHO

Regulation SHO was enacted in 2005 to address the potential abuses of naked short selling. Naked short selling is where a short seller does not borrow or arrange to borrow the securities in advance of selling them. When sellers do not deliver the sold securities to buyers within the two-day settlement period, it is called a “failure to deliver.” When many sellers choose to naked short sell, the result