Short selling refers to those transactions on the financial markets through which market participants can profit from falling prices. Short selling has been held responsible for price drops since the beginning of stock exchange trading and are subject to legal constraints. Since the financial crisis, short selling has been thoroughly regulated in European capital market law.

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Geboren 1986; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht ebenda; 2013 Abschluss des Masterstudiums Wirtschaftsrecht (LL.M.) ebenfalls in Halle; 2012-14 Promotion im Kapitalmarktrecht und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in internationalen Wirtschaftskanzleien; derzeit Referendar in Berlin und Luxemburg.