Sebi has only taken baby steps towards full-fledged short selling
The regulator’s recent circular gave institutions permission to short stocks and proposed a borrowing & lending scheme to facilitate this. But requiring institutions to disclose their short trades upfront will leave them vulnerable to short squeezes.
The regulator’s recent circular gave institutions permission to short stocks and proposed a borrowing & lending scheme to facilitate this. But requiring institutions to disclose their short trades upfront will leave them vulnerable to short squeezes.