As a retail investor, I believe all of the proposed changes should be enacted. Transparency is a requirement for our markets to remain fair and free. Gamestop had a short interest of 140% of the float at one point in December 2020/January 2021 which lead to the WallStreetBets short squeeze and subsequent trading restrictions because of systemic risk. If the short interest had been reported on a more frequent basis, this "idiosyncratic" systemic risk would have been more visible and could have been tackled in a different way other than restricting trading.

Accurate short sale tracking is important, but it’s only as useful as the information given on dark pool activities. Dark pool existence, and how those exchanges are able to integrate shares into major exchanges is beyond fraudulent. I appreciate your efforts, but share selling will never be put into check until dark pools are eliminated.

As one of the biggest regulating bodies within the overseeing of the stock market, Finra should strive to have a way more transparent, thorough and demanding framework for reporting short positions. You admit in your proposal that the extent of which many of these methods are being implemented in the market - are unknown. As the framework stands today, institutions that profit from short selling are almost incentivised to hiding their short positions, as there are multiple methods for doing this LEGALLY.

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to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy.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

Short selling is illegal. Whether large market makers and subsidiaries are in litigation or not the regulatory bodies have a duty to enforce appropriate corrections for an inherently manipulated market. Short interest position reporting should be instant IF even allowed which it shouldn’t be. All the regulatory bodies keep trying to distract the public by asking questions and posting on social media but everyone is waiting to see the actions. Show us what you have done.

Retail trader here I believe FINRA 21-19 is long over due the integrity of the United States market depends on it and here's why. The policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

Although I do believe 21-19 will be beneficial towards the progression of building a free and fair market structure, I do not have faith in FINRA's ability to self regulate the parties of Wall Street. By just acknowledging these problems, it does not solve them. Action must be taken. For years, these criminal enterprises have operated in tandem with the entities that regulate them, allowing for mass undertakings of fraud and misreporting that have wreaked havoc on the United States and global financial markets.

This ability by hedge funds and market makers to indiscriminately and malignantly sell short in multiple ways to hide short interest hurts the market for retail. I’m sure if the entire retail sector of the market understood the various ways short interest is hidden and how their long investments were used against them to reduce the value of their investments, they would never invest in the market ever again. The market isn’t free nor is it fair. Short interest reporting needs to be immensely detailed and completely transparent, exploring all of the ways short interest is hidden.

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.