Anytime reported shorting goes from a high percentage to a lower one without any sign of short squeezing and the price of a stock continues to drop, should immediately trip a signal to report for investigation. For instance, when AMC was showing a reported shorting percentage of over 18% on July 6th and then today, the 13th, the stock drops drastically and shows it’s now 15% shorted from borrowed
I am extremely upset at the regulation surrounding short selling and the subsequent naked short selling. Firstly that a stock can be sold without having actual ownership is asinine, let alone not really regulated. I actually think short selling should be illegal as it is similar to stealing and adds unknowable liquidity to the market, diluting the shareholder market and making true price
SummaryFINRA has amended FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to establish a specified exception under the margin rules with respect to certain short option or warrant positions on indexes that are written against products that track the same underlying index. Referred to as “protected” option or warrant positions, the new exception conforms with similar provisions Cboe recently adopted. The
Hello, my name is Justin Darrow. I'm pleased to see you're requesting feedback on how to make the stock market more fair, something the SEC doesn't seem to do. When it come to short interest positions, there are 3 things I'd love to see besides the wonderful things you mentioned 1. A T+0 settlement would obviously be the best option. Atleast after market close but buy orders,
Dark pools should be illegal, not fair for the average investor. People are starting to lose faith in a rigged system that only helps the 1% . Synthetic shares should be illegal. Total shares of a company should be verified and synthetics should be removed , the system is rigged for the elites. Shorting should be reported on a daily basis. Crypto should be used as a replacement for a stock , so
To whom it may concern, I feel that things could go better if rules which are passed are enforced. Shorts and naked shorts should be closed and not covered because they(hedge funds with short positions) just use illegal ways for covering. Using the rules to over manipulate a stock (AMC, GME) isn't fair market and harsher punishment should be the consequences. Jail time, fines which start in
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Executive Summary
On June 29, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new short-sale rule for Nasdaq National Market® securities traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market™ (Nasdaq). The rule takes effect September 6, 1994, for an 18-month pilot period.
The Nasdaq® short-sale
Short Sale Rule should be changed to state that if a stock is shorted ten percent from the previous day's close,, NO shorting is allowed from that moment until the end of the next trading day. It is rediculous to allow shorting at all beyond that ten percent mark as it solely benefits the wealthy institutions who can afford to continue to drive a price down when retail investors are buying
To whom may concern. Short stock ETFs are an important part of my portfolio. They help offset losses when market goes down. I dont have the knowledge to short stock on my own. Please keep the ETF for the regular investor.
