UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to Launch Simple & Clearer Short Selling Rules (Effective 13/7/26) Including 1) Will Publish Aggregate Net Short Positions (ANSPs) Reported at or > 0.2% Threshold Without Identifying Individual Position Holders, 2) Extended Deadline for Reporting Net Short Positions to 23.59 T+1, 3) Existing Exemptions for Market Making in UK Sovereign Debt Will No Longer Apply But Emergency Powers Will Continue to Cover
16th April 2026 | Hong Kong
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced to launch simple & clearer short selling rules (effective 13/7/26) including 1) Will publish Aggregate Net Short Positions (ANSPs) reported at or > 0.2% threshold without identifying individual position holders, 2) Extended deadline for reporting net short positions to 23.59 T+1, and 3) Existing exemptions for market making in UK sovereign debt will no longer apply but emergency powers will continue to cover. Announcement (16/4/26): “The FCA has finalised a simpler UK short selling regime that reduces reporting burdens for firms, while maintaining regulatory oversight. Short selling plays an important role in financial markets by supporting price formation, providing liquidity, and facilitating risk management. The new rules follow legislative changes under the Government’s repeal and replace programme, which imply that the FCA will publish aggregated data showing the overall size of net short positions in each company rather than identifying individual short sellers. As well as implementing these changes, the new rules set out how the FCA will oversee short selling in a more proportionate and practical way. Firms will benefit from a more workable reporting timetable, with extra time to calculate and submit short position reports. In addition, rules for market makers have been simplified allowing eligible firms to make far fewer notifications to us about exemptions, replaced by an annual confirmation. This cuts administrative effort while retaining regulatory oversight.”
“ UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to Launch Simple & Clearer Short Selling Rules (Effective 13/7/26) Including 1) Will Publish Aggregate Net Short Positions (ANSPs) Reported at or > 0.2% Threshold Without Identifying Individual Position Holders, 2) Extended Deadline for Reporting Net Short Positions to 23.59 T+1, 3) Existing Exemptions for Market Making in UK Sovereign Debt Will No Longer Apply But Emergency Powers Will Continue to Cover “
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Notes:
- Read the Policy Statement, rules and operational guidance.
- The FCA’s powers to intervene in exceptional market conditions, including through emergency measures, remain unchanged. The regulator set a high bar for the use of the emergency powers and only consider using them in exceptional circumstances.
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to Launch Simple & Clearer Short Selling Rules (Effective 13/7/26) Including 1) Will Publish Aggregate Net Short Positions (ANSPs) Reported at or > 0.2% Threshold Without Identifying Individual Position Holders, 2) Extended Deadline for Reporting Net Short Positions to 23.59 T+1, 3) Existing Exemptions for Market Making in UK Sovereign Debt Will No Longer Apply But Emergency Powers Will Continue to Cover
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