Posted : 2021-02-01 16:15 Updated : 2021-02-02 09:13 Financial Services Commission Chairman Eun Sung-soo, second from right, fixes his gaze at Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Chairperson Jeon Hyun-heui during National Policy Committee meeting at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Jan. 29. Yonhap Over 60 % retail investors oppose resumption of short selling By Lee Kyung-min The government is expected to extend its short-selling ban for another three months until mid-June, in a move to placate retail investors seeking collective action against what they consider an "extremely uneven" playing field on the stock market, according to multiple sources, Monday. The much-politicized financial investment method is being widely used by foreign and institutional investors to make profits after selling borrowed shares at a lowered price in a bear market at the expense of retail investors.