Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission may approve a rule next month that aims to keep short sellers from accelerating stock sell-offs, said Brian Hyndman, the senior vice president in transaction services at Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.
The regulation would take effect when shares fall 10 percent in a day and require bearish trades be executed above the best existing bid in the market, Hyndman said.
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