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Greece imposes one-month short selling ban
23 March 2020
Reporter Natalie Turner

HCMC prohibits trades taking short positions on the shares on the Athens Stock Exchange in response to COVID-19

Greek bonds rejoin collateral pool
04 July 2016
Reporter Drew Nicol

Greek government bonds are once again available for use as collateral as of 29 June after the European Central Bank reinstated a waiver on the minimum credit rating requirements...

HCMC rejects ESMA’s rejection
12 January 2016
Reporter Drew Nicol

Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission has disregarded the European Securities and Markets Authority’s disapproval of its renewal of the short selling ban...

Greece shorting ban holds firm
08 December 2015
Reporter Drew Nicol

Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission has extended the ban on short selling on the Athens Exchange due to ongoing market volatility...

Greece extends short selling ban for credit institutions
10 November 2015
Reporter Drew Nicol

The Hellenic Capital Market Commission is extending the short selling ban of shares in five credit institutions until 7 December...

Greece renews short selling ban
01 September 2015
Reporter Drew Nicol

Greece has renewed its ban on short selling until the end of September...

Greece bans short selling again
10 August 2015
Reporter Drew Nicol

Greece has instituted another four-week ban on short selling, but this time with a new exemption for market makers...

Greece adds short selling ban to the mix
01 July 2015
Reporter Mark Dugdale

A complete ban of short selling was enforced across Greece on 30 June as the country attempts to prevent its economy from collapsing...

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