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Margin trading, short selling rules expected

China's securities regulator is considering a change to its rules that would allow brokerages to roll over margin trading and short-selling contracts with clients, according to sources. The China Securities Regulatory Commission may allow brokerages to roll over the contracts once or twice for a period of six months each, the sources said. The CSRC did not respond to requests for comment. Record trading with borrowed money has helped make Chinese stocks the world's best performers this year, even as economic growth slows.