Since the Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules came into effect on 18 June 20121, in general, any person who has a reportable short position is required to notify the SFC. To report a short position, submissions must be made through the Short Position Reporting Service.
Information about the short position reporting regime:
Please click here to access the Form on the Short Position Reporting Service
| Guidance Note on Short Position Reporting |
| Reference materials | Release date | Document/link |
|---|---|---|
| User guide | 21 Aug 2012 | |
| User guide (for 15 March 2017 onwards) | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| FAQs | 29 May 2023 | |
| Reportable Short Position Template (comma separated value format) | 16 Mar 2012 | CSV |
| List of specified shares | Stock list |
> Aggregated reportable short positions of specified shares
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Note 1: The publication of the aggregated short positions data under Rule 6 commenced on 7 September 2012
Last update: 29 May 2023