I've been investing in the stock markets, bond market, I've traded options and futures as well as currencies for 4 decades, and I do not want to be limited in any way as it relates to investing for example in the stock market if I decide I want to leverage long or short positions or use inverse funds to reach my investment goals. I've been doing this for over 40 years now, and I
Changes that I see as needed in no particular order of import: 1. All borrowed shares should be tracked in the system and only be able to be lent out 1 time maximum. No more than 200% of the entire float at one time. Shareholders should be be paid the lending fee directly and then the broker can take out what fee they deem necessary. This transaction should be transparent to the investor and
You should issue a serial number to every legally issued share of each company. Every dollar bill has one. Why can’t shares? Each sale of every share to any investor, retail or otherwise is cataloged and registered when traded. I buy 1 share and have serial number 12345 attached to it. If my share is short sold, you now know my share of x stock at serial number 12345 has now been bought once and
This is a terrible idea. I have nearly given up investing in individual stocks due to unpredictable returns.
I now use ETFs almost exclusively. This can and often does include both leveraged and short side ETFs.
Comments:Leveraged and Inverse ETC. I am aware of the risk involved in these vehicle and suspect that most are also aware. Please do not limit my options Stocks get extremely difficult to short. Thank you! Glenn Williams
The FINRA 21-19 is a long waited change in the stock market. The integrity of the US stuck market has been tarnished. So much in fact that is teders on the edge of collapse. This is partially caused by the risks surrounding short interest reporting under the regulation of FINRA. Even though FINRA 21-19 focusses on a broader spectrum of ineffective reporting, the certain gaps in the 21-19 could
Good Afternoon, I saw you are looking for comments on 21-19, regarding short positions. As I see it, the current US market is full of nothing but fraud, with the regulatory agencies being complicit. They are complicit through their complacency, with years of unchecked fraud and market manipulation through naked short selling by large hedge funds like Citadel and Susquehanna being allowed to
With all of the technology today short sale positions should be reported daily. There’s no way you can tell me that we can put a rover or Mars but can’t count shares of stock.
I would like to see daily short interest reported with one hundred percent transparency. Not self reported with omissions, so that we can understand natural price movent in stocks without manipulation.
All short positions SHOULD BE disclosed. Any stock lending should be subject to daily reports. Keeping the data hidden hurts retail investors, as the price is being affected by things they are unable to see.
