Reuters – Hedge fund managers are reluctantly preparing to disclose their short positions to U.S. regulators on Monday, a move set to give a rare public glimpse into their secretive trading strategies two weeks later.
For shareholders who have blamed short sellers for driving down company stocks, it will be a chance to see who is targeting their firm.
It is also an experiment by U.S. securities regulators, putting short sellers briefly on a similar footing to large investors who accumulate stocks and are required to regularly disclose their positions publicly.
Under a temporary Securities and Exchange Commission order, big money managers will have to reveal the number and value of securities sold short each day last week.
