FCA Publishes Final Rules on the UK’s New Short Selling Regime

On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/5, setting out its final rules and guidance for the UK’s reformed short selling regime. The new framework, which will take effect on 13 July 2026, replaces the existing regime based on assimilated EU law with bespoke rules in the FCA Handbook, the Short Selling Rules sourcebook (SSR).... By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP