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SSR 2.19 Record retention and position verification

Position recording requirements

13/07/2026R

A person who has a net short position notifiable in accordance with SSR 2.3.1R must keep, for a period of 5 years, records of the gross positions which make up that net short position.

Position recording requirements

13/07/2026G

The FCA may request additional information from persons on the purpose and nature of their net short positions and their compliance with SSR (including covering arrangements) to support the FCA’s monitoring of the impact of short selling activity on the functioning of the UK market, pursuant to regulation 25(1) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025.