I recently became interest in investing. I am self employed with no retirement. I am afraid to put money in because I feel like large market maker hedge funds have an advantage by controlling the market. It is obvious that they trade in dark pools to drive the price down, short viable businesses into bankruptcy by making up millions of shares, while controlling the media. It’s pathetic, I have to wonder why it has come to this, billions and billions stolen from the people. Limiting short selling to a % of a security and making sure the securities are delivered makes most sense.

Please regulate the manipulation of our free market system. Companies should not be able to bypass rules set in place following 2008 or we risk another black swan event and lack of trust in our financial system.

As a hard working retail investor, I’m demanding transparency and accountability for the market makers. I want better tracking of short selling, restricted use of dark pools and t-1 clearing of transactions. I’m tired of seeing HFT’s scalp the profit off the market every morning.

If the bower of shares won’t cover their obligations they should have to pay the full amount immediately with interest, no if’s, and, or but.

Why are we not doing anything about the naked shorting happening AMC? seriously is obviously not a priority for any of the top regulating officials and it’s sad. What if it were to happen to you or any of your kids, meaning if somebody was cheating you or your kid out of their hard earned money. Just sucks because this question and comments may not get anywhere.

please just make it a free and open market for the people ! not just the rich!

There isn’t ANY transparency within the market. Dark pools need to be GONE. SSR needs to be enforced much more strictly. FTDs need to be enforced without delay. The hedge funds leash is way too long. Nobody will trust the market after this. Instead of fines should be jail time..it’s like me stealing something from store and I go to jail..should be same for them..

Please take a look at the blatant manipulation of the stocks ticker symbol AMC and WKHS. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to see what is going on here.

I believe, as a retail investor who wants to keep investing in the future, the more transparency we have in the markets the better. Wanting a level playing field is well within reason, and shorting companies into the ground to kill them off is wrong, I don't think that will change but some of the other predatory practices and illegal tactics that have been uncovered are worrisome to say the least. If they don't change I believe a large amount of retail investors will give up on the stock market completely and thats a lot of money to lose.

Hi there, thank you for reading my comment. I support all of these new rules. However, re: rule #1, I would like to see that in conjunction with rule #2, not as an alternative to it. I also believe all short interest data should be reported on a daily basis not just to FINRA but also to the public as this data is crucial to some trading strategies and I believe it is available to institutions but not retail investors.