Please dont block us from trading the stocks we want, please let me decide where I want to invest and please do not restrict my purchase power. I should have the right to choose the stocks I want.
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 use of Darkpools to buy stock anonymously and then sell into the market is a misuse of what darkpools we’re intended for and are being used by the institutions to manipulate the stock in an unfair manner against retail investors.
Short interest should have 100% reporting daily. T+2 gives an unfair advantage to hedge funds. There also needs to be transparency with synthetic shorts. They do exist and its also an unfair practice. Fines should exceed the amount of fraud or manipulation. Small slaps on the wrist do absolutely nothing. A 10 million dollar fine on manipulation that made a financial institution 80 million dollars
As someone who works in the film industry, particularly movie advertisement, it's crucial to my career, as well as the many others in my industry that theater companies are free to pursue their clearest path towards profit without external interference from market manipulation. Naked shorting is a direct threat to the entire industry and our jobs. Please consider implementing enforceable
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'
As a smaller investor (net worth <$1,000,000), I find that there is great value in being able to trade with a leveraged product. By using a leveraged product that does not require me to use personal margin, I can keep myself debt free, use a leveraged product, obtain the benefit of either rising or falling markets, and hedge long or short. I trade and focus on the S&P 500 only.
I support greater regulation and restrictions on retail investment in complexed investment vehicles. Whether it's FINRA, SEC or some other SRO, I think it would be helpful if retail investors were required to undergo some sort of certification or training process to verify their understanding of the risk involved with trading risky assets.
If I had to choose which instruments would
FINRA 21-19 leaves many problems with address general problems, but also makes many new ones that get rid of the purpose of 21-19. It is very important for the stability of the United States market that regulations regarding short positions are reported in every situation. Otherwise, short positions can go unaccountable for a long period of time after their due date. We must not let our standards
Dark Pools are called that because they remove the transparency of the trade. This is an open market so there shouldn’t market activity that’s suddenly invisible to the rest of market traders. There should be full transparency about shares being bought and sold at market prices. For shares that are shorted and subsequently misreported the financial fines should be proportionate to the real value
