please stop or limit shorting of stocks. the average workers only retirement is in their 401k. the rules behind shorting stocks needs to be changed. they kill the average investor that is relying on this for their retirement.
Comments: Hello Finra, Readx3. I enjoy using inverse ETFs. They are not complex. It accomplishes a similar result to shorting a stock but with out having to get a margins account. I personally don't trust myself to trade on margin. Many others don't either. It benefits me, because of its simplicity, it benefits the ETF/ETP maker because they can charge me a fee, and it benefits the
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.
Make SI private and only for the purpose of enduring that shares held short are not greater than the float. Investors are tired of the memesters manipulating markets trying to force shorts to cover/margin calls.
Could we also make brokers/dealers notify their customers when their shares get shorted? Alternative, they could provide a disclaimer that such shares may be shorted and provide an option to opt out.
Short positions should be updated intra-daily, full transparency. The fact that short sellers, marketmakers, and dark pool traders are in fact the same entity is mind-blowing. Level the playing field already!
It doesn't make sense in the information age to only make public short interest data on such a low cadence per month. There needs to be stricter requirements on mandating report of short interest. Thank you.
Please do not place new restrictions on leveraged or inverse ETFs and traditional mutual funds.
As mutual funds, both ETFs and traditionals are well-regulated and their fee structures are transparent. They are also easy to use through many brokerages.
For an investor who at times wants to use leverage or an inverse position for a short period of time, inverse and leveraged mutual funds are the
Proposals look great and I'm in agreement with all as they stand. Further comments: There's no reason why in a fast digital age reporting can't be daily, providing the most up to date information to everyone. Addition of synthetic shorts is a very welcome one. Further, there is speculation derivatives can be used in a way to make it appear a long position has been taken to cover a
I would love to have more transparency with companies taking short positions so that we can have somewhat of a level playing field. Maybe require companies to report short positions.
