Hello and good morning/afternoon/evening. I'd like to start by thanking you for being open to comments from retail traders. I am not the most financially literate person in the room, as my experience investing has been limited to this year, but in that time I have made great strides in learning how our financial system functions. I parsed Regulatory Notice 21-19 myself so that I, as a young American and novice investor who looks forward to a lifetime of activity and learning in the free market, could provide my original thoughts. "A.

I believe any additional oversight or reporting requirements in regard to short positions would be a net positive. Abusive shorting of securities has both introduced idiosyncratic risk and reduced faith in the integrity of United States financial markets.

Market makers and brokers colluded and your institution did nothing. Faith in the U.S. markets is abysmal and for good reason. Lying during congressional hearings is just watching it o. display directly in front of the public. No excuses unless your complicit

I'm a retail investor. From my perspective, the entire reason for the (increasingly public) debate over short-selling regulations stems from the loopholes in reporting that are being exploited to the detriment of investors at all levels and to the detriment of the integrity of American markets at large. In this context, I believe the language in this Notice does not go far enough to allay my concerns.

Enact the rules and close up any loopholes. This has the potential to stop a lot of shady business practices if done correctly and insulate the market from predatory financial firms.

All short positions, short interest, and related information should be immediately filed for public disseminating and with penalties for retroactive amendments filed after the end of the period

All, 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to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy.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.

Anything that could be done to increase simplicity in the rule book would be a huge benefit to the market. I AM NOT SAYING TO DECREASE REGULATION: I am advocating for an increase of regulation with incredibly simple language so that it is accessible to anyone. OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE THE UTMOST AND ULTIMATE PARADIGM. Increase transparency on all positions, real and synthetic, long, short, derivatives- everything. On top of that it should be publicly accessible. It should be concise and regular, at the latest updated on a weekly basis and apply to ALL MARKET PARTICIPANTS.

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.

Every share should be tracked with unique identifier. Every share should be located and lent only once. Every order should be delivered T+2 or fails mean 10x cost penalty. Every short position should be updated with FINRA daily