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Paul Pritchard Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

Thank you for this opportunity to allow the people’s voices to be heard. With the intent to create more transparency within the market I submit the following rules to be implemented immediately: Rule 1. All short sales shall be reported to FINRA by end of each settlement day. Rule 2. FINRA shall make public report the day to day short sale by end of settlement day. Rule 3. All unused loaned shares shall be reported to FINRA by end of settlement day. Rule 4. FINRA shall make public the outstanding unused loaned share by end of settlement day. Rule 5.

Andy Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

FINRA is touching on synthetics when short positions are achieved through the sale of a call option and purchase of a put option. Agreed with this but what can you all do on the synthetics via naked shorts because we know that's happening in a huge way? I like the short interest position reporting but you all need to see who and how teeth can be put into this. The reality is organizations are probably cooking their books and the numbers they're submitting are more than likely skewed in their favor.

Kyle Pugh Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

These rules changes seem to be helpful except for the "alternatively" found all over the place. Make all these rules in effect, no alternatives. FINRA should get all the information possible about any financial activity and make as much as possible of that information public. The originator of a short position should be on the hook for the short position. Currently, if a market maker shorts a bunch of shares to a broker there is no way to know that. The broker is then on the hook for the shares to be delivered but the market maker already said they delivered the shares.

Michael Griffith Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

I would love it if all of these changes were implemented so the retail investor can compete on a more level playing field. I would also prefer adjustments that would prohibit trading in the dark pool from affecting the price on the open market. Artificially suppressing or increasing the price of a stock through a market that is unavailable to the retail trader is fundamentally unfair and should be terminated.