FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

The naked shorting and dark pool abuse that is going on has to stop if you want to call yourself any kind of regulatory agency. It is unthinkable that you allow retail investors to be stolen from by market makers, when it is your job to protect the sanctity of the system itself. Loss of confidence of an ENTIRE GENERATION of investors will likely cripple the US economic system and it will be due to your inaction in the face of blatant manipulation. The de facto duopoly of Citadel and Virtu is also grossly unamerican and would not be allowed to continue in any other industry.

To FINRA, Timely and accurate reporting of all positions is paramount to the success of a trader. We use this information daily to assess the markets and to formulate strategies. All proposed changes need to be forward thinking, so we may operate in a 21’st century marketplace. We need more data to accurately predict market movements. You need to provide us with as much accurate and timely data as possible. We will process it as needed.

I think for a fair and free market it is important that all short positions are reported, why does one side need to be reported but not the other. Let's make it a fair table.

Let me be absolutely clear. FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

We desperately need more reporting, and ACCOUNTABILITY in our financial system. The public is losing all confidence in our financial system and are going to stop participating in a system that's rigged.

To Whom It May Concern, I find it astoundingly deplorable that FINRA, a regulatory body that should be enforcing fair markets for both institutions and retail investors were in collusion in January to disable the buy button and engage in market malpractice to protect the very same institutions that have restricted the average retail investor to participate in a “free” and “transparent” market.

I believe after reviewing the current rules, and revision suggestions made, that it is INCREDIBLY important that FINRA immediately implement the changes as suggested AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It is apparent that the system of reporting is severely outdated and antiquated relative to the available technology and communication speeds of today. It has become quite clear that the nature of this antiquated reporting system, and its inefficiencies, have put a strain on the integrity of the United States market as a whole.

The proposed amendment to FINRA 4560 is a laughable attempt at improving naked short selling internal control measures, actual regulatory action, or really any kind of further obligation on the part of the involved broker-dealers. There have been hundreds if not thousands of regulatory "actions" taken by FINRA related to short sale, and misreporting/misclassification of shorts. This filing appears to broaden the scope of required disclosures. period. end of filing. This does nothing to protect investors in a information landscape rife with inaccurate and unreliable information.

FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.