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Reporting Threshold
Definition
Market participants must report short positions to ASIC when they exceed $100,000 or 0.01% of the company's issued capital, whichever is less.
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ASIC
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Australia's corporate regulator. ASIC collects and publishes aggregated short position reports from market participants.
Short Position
The number of shares of a particular stock that have been sold short but not yet covered or closed out. On the ASX, significant short positions must be reported to ASIC.
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