Marmara University Faculty of Financial Sciences Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Işıl evaluated the new measures introduced by the Capital Markets Board (SPK) and Borsa Istanbul for the capital markets.
Marmara University Faculty of Financial Sciences Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Işıl made an assessment on the new measures introduced by the Capital Markets Board (SPK) and Borsa Istanbul regarding the capital markets.
Reminding that the Central Bank and the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) introduced measures last week to prevent exchange rate volatility and regulate liquidity in the market, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Işıl said, “Today, the Capital Markets Board (SPK) and Borsa İstanbul introduced new measures on capital markets. In this regard, the SPK first banned short selling transactions. Short selling transactions, which were prohibited until January 2025, were reopened in January 2025.”
Işıl stated that the CMB banned short selling again after the sharp decline in the stock market last week and said:
“In addition, flexibility was provided so that public companies could use share buyback programs effectively in terms of regulating the volatility in share prices, and the equity ratio in credit transactions was reduced to 20 percent. In this way, it can be said that measures were taken to encourage an upward movement in Borsa Istanbul by banning short selling and facilitating credit transactions.”
