EU regulators “viscerally dislike short-selling” — Carson Block calls for UK overhaul

• Carson Block says UK has opportunity to set new short-selling rules which will remove trading distortions
• Related: Chanos sees short-selling resurgence in new “golden age” of fraud
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Muddy Waters founder Carson Block has a new target: European regulators who “viscerally dislike short-selling.”

“There is no question in my mind that the public disclosure requirement has discouraged short-selling [in Europe],” he tells AFI. “It has also made pricing less efficient and distorted trading.”