FINRA has a scaling problem. A problem that is observed in FINRA's inability to provide oversight and accurately regulate institutions as global markets expand and overlap. Transparency in our markets is essential. Transparency with respect to short interest reporting is severely lacking. Not only just the typical direct borrow and short transaction but also the use of derivatives and other
Albin SWE In a free and fair market there should be absolute transparency. The number of shares shorted should be available in real time during trading hours. No more dark pool trading. Every single share sold should be reported and able to be located at any time. Market manipulation is rampant and hurting retail investors. Get rid of algo trading back and forth. Naked shorts and FTDs should
There market needs more transparency! Shares shorted should be available in real time during trading hours. Stop dark pool trading! All shares sold should be reported and able to be located at any time! Market manipulation is rampant and hurting retail investors. Please discontinue algorithm trading or at least regulate it more. Naked shorting and Fail to Delivers should carry harsher penalties
I would like to See ALL Data daily regarding short positions. How is it that high frequency trading can be programmed to carry out millions upon millions of short transactions daily, but not able to simply submit data regarding those positions. They should be submitted daily along with darkpool positions. Transparency needs to become 100% as this will also help keep markets more honest because
1) Market maker cannot run their hedge funds : They have huge conflict of interest in their actions as market maker. 2) Mandatory short interest and long interest on weekly basis 3)US to adopt a settlement discipline regime (like EU's CSDR), which would reverse failed trades and suspend market participants who repeatedly fail to deliver shares sold 4) Acting on current rules diligently. 5)
I have spent thousands of hours reading, researching, and investigating all of the ins and outs of the markets for many years. Never have I ever seen as much blatant manipulation as we do now by certain short sellers. The media articles. The dark pool trading. Short sellers MUST BE INVESTIGATED. They're hiding the manipulation in broad daylight. And it's cost me thousands of settled
More frequent public reporting of short positions is needed, more detail in public reports, and more transparency for the retail investor. The markets have become a corrupt and lopsided playing field that caters to big money and leaves the retail investor at a decided disadvantage. Hedge funds play by a different set of rules, and then get slapped on the wrist for the kinds of illegal activities
Please do not block us from trading any stock I want, I feel that I should have my own right & freedom to chose where I want to invest and I dont like being restricted. So please do not add any restrictions to buy any stock.
(a) No member shall open a margin account, as specified in Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for or on behalf of a non-institutional customer, unless, prior to or at the time of opening the account, the member has furnished to the customer, individually, in paper or electronic form, and in a separate document (or contained by itself on a separate page as part
To impose Rule #22-08 would be completely un-American. Investors, other than holding government positions, should be able to invest in any stock, from penny stock to unlimited. This is another unfair, power grab law. Setting the powerful Uber rich above everyone else. This is wrong.
