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
Short selling, as a tool was intended to hit back at corporations that were found to be cooking the books. Unfortunately, today it is a tool with nefarious intention with no regard for the impact it might have have on an otherwise good company, it's entire employee base and downstream jobs it involves itself in. As one who has managed portfolios and also invests privately it has never been
I request the following to be taken into consideration for addition to the proposed rule change: - Short positions held by market makers should require enhanced reporting. In addition, anytime an options contract is opened by a MM well below market value for the stock, the time of trade and involved party should be reported. - Incorporate ETF short interest in reporting requirements. - Require
Short sellers need to be regulated and held to same standards as retail investors. Short positions time held and when returned/covered/closed should be reported publicly daily. Synthetic share shorts and naked shorting needs to be eliminated. Accountability for FTDs including who is failing to deliver and when fixed. Stop allowing shorting through ETFs.
The amount of naked shorting and failure to delivers in the market currently is absolutely unacceptable. Please make a change to the rules we're short positions and make it short positions have to be reported daily.
No naked shorts. More frequently posted information on short sales
Market makers and Hedge funds have turned the stock market into a casino. The practice of short selling and even worse naked short selling are nothing short of criminal. Allowing these firms to manipulate the price of shares at will, in dark pools, without any threat of consequences is reprehensible. How the SEC continues to allow this practice shines light on their impotence and questions the
AMC has been on the "Threshold securities list" for a couple of weeks. According to the NYSE, AMC is currently logging FTDs totaling over 10% of its outstanding FLOAT every day. 2.5 million shares or more UNACCOUNTED FOR EVERY SINGLE DAY. AMC's FTDs were realized for the two weeks of June. AMC had over 5.4 MILLION shares failed to deliver on June 3rd alone. Oddly enough AMC was not
Hedge funds must be hold accountable for shorting companies out of business. There should be fair limit of share available for short and time of in which a stock can be shorted. Naked and synthetic shares should be illegal.
In a fair and free market there should be absolute transparency. The number of shares shorted should be available in real time during trading hours. No more dark pool trading. Every single share sold should be reported and able to be located at any time. Market manipulation is rampant and hurting retail investors. Get rid of algo trading back and forth. Naked shorting and FTDs should carry
