This system is being absolutely abused by short sellers and transparency is not only needed but should have already been implemented. Everyone should have access to the same data, THAT is a fair and just market. Right now the market , AMC, GME , in particular are being manipulated through the use of ETFs and FTD to stall the process of covering shorts like they should. The consequence of these
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 an exclusion and high cost penalty. Every short position should be updated with FINRA daily. The US market is manipulated by huge financial institutions with naked short selling and share price action manipulation. Please make it a free and
Please please please change short position regulations to account for arranged financing of synthetic shorts. The US's economic system has become beyond strained and failure to account for synthetic shares both creates an enormous assymetry to the detriment of retail investing and also contributes to contribute malfeasance by unscrupulous hedge funds, market makers, and their enablers. FINRA
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This system is being absolutely abused by short sellers and transparency is not only needed but should have already been implemented. Everyone should have access to the same data, THAT is a fair and just market. Right now the market , AMC, GME , in particular are being manipulated through the use of ETFs and FTD to stall the process of covering shorts like they should. The consequence of these
The current downturn in the stock market has hurt many investors. When bond yields were at historic lows in the past year, I continued purchases of 2x inverse 20 and 10 year treasury bond etf's, until they became 20% of my portfolio. This was my hedge against inflationary pressures, because higher p/e ratios cannot be maintained when bond yields rise. My 2X inverse bond holdings have now
Creating synthetic shares is the same as counterfeiting. Put some teeth in your fines. Right now, the fines are so small, it's just a cost of doing business to these big companies. Do better at investigating naked shorting and up the fines. All shorting, no matter what exchange, should be reported and made public. Get rid of dark pools. And for pete's sake, it's 2021. Why isn'