{"slug":"short-selling-bans-explained","qid":"bans","label":"Every outright short selling ban since 2008, dated to the order that set it","post_title":"Short Selling Bans Explained: US, Germany, EU","post_url":"/blog/short-selling-bans-explained#q-bans","columns":["jurisdiction","instrument","in_force_from","in_force_to","calendar_days"],"rows":[{"jurisdiction":"United States (SEC)","instrument":"Emergency Order, Release 34-58592","in_force_from":"2008-09-19","in_force_to":"2008-10-08","calendar_days":20},{"jurisdiction":"Germany (BaFin)","instrument":"General decrees of 18 May 2010","in_force_from":"2010-05-19","in_force_to":"2011-03-31","calendar_days":317},{"jurisdiction":"Spain (CNMV)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-17","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":63},{"jurisdiction":"Austria (FMA)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-18","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":62},{"jurisdiction":"Belgium (FSMA)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-18","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":62},{"jurisdiction":"France (AMF)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-18","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":62},{"jurisdiction":"Greece (HCMC)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-18","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":62},{"jurisdiction":"Italy (CONSOB)","instrument":"SSR Article 20","in_force_from":"2020-03-18","in_force_to":"2020-05-18","calendar_days":62},{"jurisdiction":"South Korea (FSC)","instrument":"FSC decision of 5 November 2023","in_force_from":"2023-11-06","in_force_to":"2025-03-30","calendar_days":511}],"shape":"table","sql":"WITH bans AS\n(\n    SELECT 'United States (SEC)' AS jurisdiction, 'Emergency Order, Release 34-58592' AS instrument, '2008-09-19' AS in_force_from, '2008-10-08' AS in_force_to\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Germany (BaFin)', 'General decrees of 18 May 2010', '2010-05-19', '2011-03-31'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Spain (CNMV)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-17', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Italy (CONSOB)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-18', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'France (AMF)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-18', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Belgium (FSMA)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-18', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Austria (FMA)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-18', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Greece (HCMC)', 'SSR Article 20', '2020-03-18', '2020-05-18'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'South Korea (FSC)', 'FSC decision of 5 November 2023', '2023-11-06', '2025-03-30'\n)\nSELECT\n    jurisdiction,\n    instrument,\n    in_force_from,\n    in_force_to,\n    dateDiff('day', toDate(in_force_from), toDate(in_force_to)) + 1 AS calendar_days\nFROM bans\nORDER BY toDate(in_force_from), jurisdiction","computed_at":"2026-09-15T14:40:33.953314+00:00","elapsed":0.003436839}