The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking for feedback on proposals for a new short selling regime.
The consultation aims to support growth by removing unnecessary barriers which might inhibit or discourage short selling while retaining sufficient visibility and controls over short selling to manage any risks to support orderly and effective financial markets.
Together with the government’s legislative frameworkLink is external set out in January 2025, the FCA proposals include:
- Aggregated net short position disclosures: a new model will combine, anonymise, and disclose, all the individual positions reported above the 0.2% reporting threshold.
- Position reporting: extend the deadline for firms submitting position reports by reducing the time required for the regulator to process and provide guidance on how firms determine the issued share capital of companies to calculate their positions.
- Market maker notifications: streamline and automate FCA’s systems for receiving position reporting and market maker exemption notifications to make submissions easier, quicker and less burdensome.
Comments on the Consultation Paper are accepted by 16 December 2025.
