The market rules need an overhaul. Penalties for failure to return shares should be steeper base on how much you're shorting. If someone shorting a stock for 100k, a ten thousand dollars fine seems reasonable. But if I'm shorting the stock by millions or billions they shouldn't be paying 10k for breaking the rules.. matter of fact they should not be breaking the rules in the first
Dear FINRA Committee members, It is this commenter's genuine hope that short selling is banned as it serves counter-purpose to the two primary functions of the Stock Market, Capital Allotment, and Price Discovery. As such an act would likely remove the need for FINRA, and it is unjust to request this forum to consider self-destruction. Instead, this comment hopes to serve as a basic appeal
Why are “meme stocks” being allowed to be shorted when there are no shares to short?
It is completely demoralizing as a retail investor to see what goes on with the stock market manipulation via shorting, off-exchange trading, and lack of reporting on short positions. The market is only fair if you have enough money to play. The fact that institutions can trade off exchange, use a million different tactics to short a stock (especially high frequency trading), and get fined
Thank you for asking for comments. I am a fairly new investor (got more serious in January). I love numbers and reports so you can imagine my frustration with all the different results at the end of each day regarding short interest. Fintel would say one thing and Ortex another, etc. I also follow litigation news as well and had a suspicion confirmed when a firm was accused of marking shorts as
When it comes to calling the shots at a public company, CEOs run businesses on a day-to-day basis, but the board of directors shares in oversight of the company business. A public company’s board of directors is chosen by shareholders, and its primary job is to look out for shareholders’ interests.
Proxy statements are typically sent in the spring, indicating the start of “proxy season”—when most public companies prepare to hold their annual shareholders meetings. The proxy statements provide information relevant to shareholder votes scheduled for those meetings, including board elections, compensation packages, and shareholder proposals.
Summary
FINRA has established a new Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS).1 The new SLS, which members subject to the requirement will need to file as a supplement to the FOCUS Report, is designed to improve FINRA’s ability to monitor for events that signal an adverse change in the liquidity risk of the members with the largest customer and counterparty exposures. FINRA is issuing this
The current practice of short interest reporting is flawed, as Market Makers are legally allowed to naked short for the sake of liquidity, and have means to "clear" FTD's without needing to buy the underlying stock. The enhancements proposed by FINRA would greatly enhance the visibility of short interest in the market, and allow investors to choose stocks wisely while being able to
Serialize ALL shares of a stock with block chain. No more synthetic shares and doubles/triple lending etc. They can no longer complain that its tip expensive - it's a fraction of what they're paying in short interest to cover their asses and kick the can down the road. They've created monster - Tame it for the future with blockchain.... - Also - Punish the ones who are naked
