Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), currently valued at $3.42 billion, has disclosed in a recent SEC filing that it has sold over 23 million shares and registered an additional 36 million for potential sale.

The SEC in October 2023 finalized rules to require certain institutional investment managers to report short sale-related data to the SEC within 14 calendar days after the end of each month.

Despite the change in Administration, it is likely that the SEC will continue to support the new short sale reporting rule and vigorously defend the agency’s position in court based on comments ...