SEC Studies Restoring Uptick Rule That Could Have Mitigated Bear Market in U.S. Stocks

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is a proponent of the uptick rule’s restoration.

“If the rule is to be restored, it should apply to all equally, including market makers as well as professional traders and individual investors,” Bernanke said during a question-and-answer session with the House Financial Services Committee in late February. “If the rule had never gone away...