To whom it may concern at FINRA, I am not a very eloquent person, so please note that I have taken bits and pieces of comments and copy/pasted them. Just because I have not articulated these thoughts myself, does not mean that I am any less passionate about the proposed rule changes. Since beginning my journey as a retail investor and learning more about our financial systems I have lost complete
I would like to see the stock markets overhauled with a crypto blockchain style solution. Every share can then be tracked and identified with a unique token per coin. This could be created with specific user definable fields such as "shortable" where a user can specify whether or not his/her shares can be shorted. This could also enable a field to increment each time a share is shorted
FINRA 21-19 represents a ground shaking step towards improving the transparency and ultimately the freedom of the United States' market. Up until now, FINRA's archaic short interest reporting standards have facilitated exploitative and irresponsible market practices that threaten both free competition and the stability of the market. Recognizing the abuse behind intransparent reporting
Hello FINRA, I saw you are looking for comments on 21-19, regarding short positions. As I see it, the current US market is full of 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 Susquehana being allowed to happen with impunity
Skip to main content For updates and guidance Hello FINRA, 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 hedgefunds like
As a retail investor, it is very clear and evidenced through obvious stock price manipulation that the market as it is constructed today favors the hedge funds and market makers. Put simply, retail investors want a more transparent market for everyone. Some things that would help: 1. Accurate data reported in real time (short interest, FTD, etc…). Short positions should be reported and released
Shorting as a market practice is a ridiculous concept to begin with because in no other area of a capitalist market can You borrow something that is already owned and then sell it, only to buy it back at a lower price to intentionally profit off of the original lender. That aside, self reporting clearly isn't working, and the ability for borrowed stock to be mis-marked, intentionally or
Shorting as a market practice is a ridiculous concept to begin with because in no other area of a capitalist market can you borrow something that is already owned and then sell it, only to buy it back at a lower price to intentionally profit off of the initial lender. That aside, self reporting clearly isn’t working, and the ability for borrowed stock to be mis-marked, intentionally or otherwise
Comments: As a retail trader, I find that L&I funds provide adequate exposure to investment instruments of which I am seeking to trade. Traders exposed to these instruments understand and accept the risks L&I funds provide: understanding whether the fund is optioned short or long and as to how much exposure (1x, 2x, 3x). Utilizing these trading instruments are no different than
Hello FINRA, I saw you are looking for comments on 21-19, regarding short positions. As I see it, the current US market is full of 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 Susquehana being allowed to happen with impunity
