FINRA has delayed the launch for the expansion of summary data relating to over-the-counter (OTC) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website. The revised date for this information to become available will be Monday, December 2, 2019.
Beginning on December 2, 2019, FINRA will provide:
new monthly aggregate block-size trading data for OTC trades in NMS stocks executed outside an
In order to achieve a true “ free market” system, retail traders must be provided with total transparency. There are seemingly endless ways for institutions and hedge funds to have the advantage, whether it be access to data, rule loopholes, or seemingly smoke and mirror processes. SSR is a total fabrication, as there are countless ways to achieve shorting while the ruling is in place. It is
Rule 1. All short sale 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 or the trading week. 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 of a trading week. Rule 5.
Rule 1. All short sale 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 or the trading week. 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 of a trading week. Rule 5.
Rule 1. All short sale 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 or the trading week. 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 of a trading week. Rule 5.
(a) Each member shall maintain a record of total "short" positions in all customer and proprietary firm accounts in all equity securities (other than Restricted Equity Securities as defined in Rule 6420) and shall regularly report such information to FINRA in such a manner as may be prescribed by FINRA. Reports shall be received by FINRA no later than the second business day after the
selling short is a very important part of a free market
Dear FINRA REGULATORS:
As a registered rep. for Hornblower & Weeks at 40 Wall, NYC, in 1960 and later at their uptown offices on Park Avenue at 50th, I became a devotee of Elliot Wave Theory and Edwards and Magee's Tech Stock studies. I had several times visited the packed, busy floor of the NY Stock Exchange on Broad Street, which today is virtually barren of human life.
Inverse leveraged ETFS have helped me to hedge my long term stock investments. I have been warned to not hold them for long, and I can use a trailing stop to avoid big losses. Because of these products I dont panic in a sell off, and I can continue to hold my stocks and collect my dividends. Please dont take these tools away because of some reckless traders.
Thank you for expressing your concern on the matter. It is truly disheartening reading the available information and watch the market entirely disregard such within some securities. Also concerning is “entities” such as Iceberg research Twitter handle and their proclamation to the world which was broadcast through news outlets shortly after being tweeted. Many individuals observed and confirmed
