Move by Korea’s FSC to lift short-selling ban gets mixed reaction

Opinion is divided over the decision by Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) to lift its three-month ban on short-selling on all but financial stocks this week. The FSC prohibited short-selling on all stock classes back on August 10 during the nerve-jangled days shortly after rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered its US long-term credit rating to AA+. For initial reaction to that landmark downgrade, click here. In the days leading up to the end of the ban, speculati…