| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 585 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Short sales and financial innovation : how to take the good while avoiding widespread default / Graciela Chichilnisky -- Goldman Sachs's short-sale swap shop / Edward Pekarek and Christopher Lufrano -- Off-shore short sales after Morrison : will the sec be emboldened or constrained? / Ed Pekarek and Soufiane Cherkaoui -- Regulating short sales in the U.S. in the 21st century / Houman B. Shadab -- The evolution of short selling regulations and trading practices in the US / Chinmay Jain, Pankaj K. Jain and Thomas H. McInish -- Financing techniques for short sellers / Stuart McCrary -- A survey of short sales in Canada / Camillo Lento and James Kozyra -- Are restrictions on short selling good? : a look on European markets / Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Fredj Jawadi, Duc Khuong Nguyen -- Short selling and clearing settlement in Europe : relations and implications / Daniela Russo and Simonetta Rosati -- The 2008 emergency regulation of short selling in the US, UK, and Australia / Kym Sheehan -- Reflections on short selling regulations in Western and Eastern Europe / Jeannine Daniel and François-Serge Lhabitant -- Regulating short selling : the European framework(s) and the regulatory arbitrages / Giampaolo Gabbi and Paola Giovinazzo -- Do option prices reveal short-sale restrictions impact on banks' stock prices: the German case / Stefano Corradin, Marco Lo Duca, and Cristina Sommacampagna -- Short selling in France during the crisis : the bans and what has changed since the euro correction / Emmanuel Fragnière and Iliya Markov -- The Chinese real estate bubble : is it an opportunity for short-selling? / Peter Treadway and Michael C S Won -- Introduction of margin trading and short selling in China's securities market : the case of the disordered warrant prices / Wei Fan, Qingbin Meng, Liu Yang, Lingqing Xing and Sihai Fang -- The impact of short selling on China stock prices / Michael C.S. Wong and Kaiguo Zhou -- Short selling the real estate bubble in China / Kaiguo Zhou -- Impact of macro indicators on short selling : evidence from Tokyo stock exchange / M. Nihat Solakoglu and Mehmet Orhan -- The new regulatory development for short selling in Asia and Japan : a review reflections on short selling regulations in Western and Eastern Europe / Jeannine Daniel and François-Serge Lhabitant -- Short selling in Australia : the current state of play in practice and in regulation / John Simpson, Peter Mayall and Mathew Ratty -- Sourcing securities for short sales : the proper legal characterisation of securities loans in Australia / Paul U. Ali |
| Summary |
This comprehensive examination of short selling, which is a bet on stocks declining in value, explores the ways that this strategy drives financial markets. Its focus on short selling by region, its consideration of the history and regulations of short selling, and its mixture of industry and academic perspectives clarify the uses of short selling and dispel notions of its destructive implications. With contributions from around the world, this volume sheds new light on the ways short selling uncovers market forces and can yield profitable trades. Combines academic and professional research on short selling in all major financial markets Emphasizes details about strategies, implementations, regulation, and tax advantages Chapters provide summaries for readers who want up-to-date maps of subject landscapes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Short selling (Securities)
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Speculation.
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Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Risk-Taking
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speculating.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
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Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Short selling (Securities)
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Speculation
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gregoriou, Greg N., 1956-
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| LC no. |
2011020284 |
| ISBN |
9780123877253 |
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0123877253 |
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128329902X |
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9781283299022 |
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1784023736 |
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9781784023737 |
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9786613299024 |
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6613299022 |
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