Any new rules to regulating shorts would be very welcome as a retail investor. As far as I’m concerned, these are the biggest problem in enforcing REG SHO and regulation of the shorting market is the T2 settlement period which obscures net positions for the average investor. And the other is the blurred line of market makers and hedgefunds. Hedgefunds can easily parade themselves as “bona fide” market makers to skirt Threshold list settlement, and legally issue naked shorts.

Shorting is common practice within the securities market and usually helps balance prices of securities relative to the value of the security & the speed at which they've grown. There is nothing wrong with shorting, however there is a huge problem when certain stocks and securities have over 100 percent of outstanding shares shorted. This is mathematically impossible with the only conclusion to this occurrence leading to more shares being borrowed than the entire amount of outstanding shares. This is where we need changes.

To whom it may concern, I would like to voice my concerns regarding the following: Naked short selling High frequency trading algorithms Payment for order flow Dark pools Over the course of 2021, meme stocks have made quite a splash in financial markets and exposed what would constitute fraud for the average person, but turns into "savvy investing" for financial institutions. The government has allowed the circumstances which caused the 2008 crash to reinsert themselves in our financial markets.

The cat's out of the bag; retail investors now see and know that hedge funds and big business, in general, are taking advantage of the general public. Excessive and indefinite short-selling to drive stock prices down (and some companies out of business), as well as trading away from major exchanges that retail investors cannot interact with is destroying our faith in the system.

I urge FINRA to put in place daily short percentage update requirements and reporting. I believe this will strengthen our marketplace and help our great American businesses fight manipulative overleveraged shorting. I also believe Failure to Delivers should get reported as often as possible and should be investigated quickly and effectively. Thanks for your time and consideration.

Investigate Citadel!

We need much more transparency in our market and this is a good start.

As a retail investor, I support these rule changes. Legal investing can only be accomplished in a regulated, transparent, non-manipulated market with rules that are agreed upon and ENFORCED. Everyone is entitled to know where all the bananas are and how they are being bought and sold.

More frequent public reporting of short positions and more details in public reports

Dear Finra, My name is Kevin, as a retail investor the only thing I personally request in behalf of all retail traders is a fair market. Meaning no manipulation of stocks, naked short selling of stocks that are not even of existence. I have come to realize that none of these illegal practices are being taken in to consideration as far as correction. Hedge funds have been doing this for years and are just getting a slap on the hands.