type="main" <p>We investigate the interplay between the distribution of ownership, short sale constraints, and market efficiency. Using minute-by-minute data during the period surrounding the short sale ban of 2008, we demonstrate that short sale restrictions cause price disparities among...</p>

This paper empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Bank of Canada's term Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) facility in reducing funding pressures, as measured by the CDOR-OIS spread. It examines the behaviour of this spread around both term PRA announcement dates and term PRA operation...