BNP Paribas, HSBC fined $20.3 million for illegal short selling

BNP Paribas and HSBC have been hit hard with the largest fine ever imposed by Korea's top financial regulator for repeating illegal short selling transactions, according to the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Monday.

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