enough is enough. If you are going to short you need to disclose. There is way too much manipulation favoring institutions and market makers. This is supposed to be America where everyone gets a fair shot. As a veteran I beg you to make the markets fair and ENFORCE your rules. The little guy needs you.
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Publication Date: June 17, 2025Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate. 17a-3 Records to be made by certain exchange members, brokers and dealers.This section applies to the following types of entities: A member of a national securities exchange who transacts a business in securities directly with others than members of a national
Regulation Form Filing: New Firm Contacts Screen
Regulation Form Filing is a Web-based system for various applications used by member firms to report regulatory information to NASD Regulation. The applications include: FOCUS, Blue Sheets, Customer Complaints, Reg T/15c3-3 Extension Requests, and Short Interest Reporting.
Form Filing Account Administrators will be responsible for providing and
Summary
FINRA has adopted new rules to address firms with a significant history of misconduct.1 New Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) requires member firms that are identified as “Restricted Firms” to deposit cash or qualified securities in a segregated, restricted account; adhere to specified conditions or restrictions; or comply with a combination of such obligations. New Rule
I strongly support stricter reporting requirements on short positions held by market makers and prime brokerages. It is increasingly necessary that FTD information be presented to the public as a way of not only limiting abuse of the FTD system, but also to reveal obfuscated information that is not readily available to the market and is often times concealed or miscategorized in reporting.
Regarding FINRA Regulatory Notice #22-08
I am an investor that values the United States investment opportunities provided by Both un-leveraged and leveraged funds. I understand the risks involved and swings in volatility. Yes, the market rises and falls. Yes, volatility is ever present. It is exactly those swings in price and the ensuing volatility that allows investors to profit from their
How can selling more shares than exist of a stock and trading those shares in the dark market to manipulate share price be legal?
I am a retail investor and I invest in what might be considered "complex" products such as volatility ETFs and leveraged ETFs. I could simply trade futures contracts and replicate these strategies, however investing in ETFs that maintain those positions is easier. I am aware of the risks of these funds and investigate their strategies carefully before investing. In many cases,
Regulators need to keep their noses out of investor's business. We should be free to choose which investments we purchase, or ignore. Not only does making regulations more strict go against the very nature of the United States, it could greatly endanger those holding positions in those securities as holders could be forced out at inopportune times leading to forced losses BY THE REGULATORS.
There really needs to be individual markers or identifiers for each stock. This has been ridiculous to watch as there are "sythetic" shares that are causing an impact on the market as a whole.
