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    Short-selling: Desperate times call for desperate measures, or do they?

    South Korea’s move to ban short-selling is a familiar strategy of regulators to curb market declines but history shows it’s a counter-productive move

    Vijay Bhambwani
    November 07, 2023 / 14:05 IST
    Banning short sales will not help. Have we tried it in India? Sure we tried it in India after 2001.
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