US regulators will share more detailed information on short-selling activity with the public as they move to boost transparency of the trading that was blamed for fuelling market turmoil during the financial crisis.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that in the coming weeks, aggregate short-selling volumes in shares would be published on a daily basis while information about short-sale transactions in all publicly traded shares would be provided with a one-month delay.
The plan is part of a raft of measures being developed by the SEC which, along with other regulators, has taken steps since the height of the crisis last year to limit short-selling abuses and increase disclosure.