The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a roundtable on May 5 to discuss whether short sale price test restrictions or short sale circuit breakers should be adopted, the regulator announced Friday.

On April 8, the SEC voted to propose two approaches to restrictions on short selling — price test restrictions and circuit breakers. If adopted, the price test approach would apply on a permanent market-wide basis, and the circuit breaker approach would apply to a particular security during severe market declines in the price of that security.

“This roundtable will help ensure that any policy decisions going forward in the area of short selling regulation are the product of a highly deliberate review process,” said SEC shairman Mary Schapiro.

Roundtable participants will include leaders from self-regulatory organizations, trading venues, the financial services industry, investment firms, and the academic community. The final agenda and list of panelists will be announced at a later date.

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