I would like to see the following changes: Require that firms include synthetic short positions On the FINRA website- Make available short interest data for all equity securities (listed and unlisted). Short interest and short sale volume to be disclosed at a daily frequency Require firms to report short interest positions at the account level Require a report of daily allocations of fail-to-
To Whom It May Concern, Regarding the Proprietary and Customer Account Categorization, I support specifying short interest held across proprietary accounts and customer accounts for each equity security as of the close of the reporting settlement data. As a logical extension, I recommend requiring short interest held in EACH proprietary account and customer account for each equity security, and
Anyone who has looked at the derivates market for $AMC and $GME knows that short interest is being aritfically brought down by the use of these options strategies. If the short interest was really as low as being reported by FINRA and others, we would not have outrageous borrow rates and a continuing avalanche of FTD's. When will we have transparency in our financial markets? "Synthetic
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Hello, I would like more transparency when it comes to reporting short interest. Right now short interest doesn’t account for naked shorting which is illegal but still being done and the data’s does not always reflect the current state. Every platform charge a subscription fee in order to view short interest which should be available just like every other data. Short interest from ortex, fintel,
FINRA plays an important role in regulating and providing transparency to the fixed income securities markets. For example, we operate and enforce FINRA rules regarding the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE®), and enforce, for our member firms, federal securities regulations governing fixed income, including those promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
FINRA’s Corporate Financing Rules—Rules 5110, 2310 and 5121—generally compel firms that participate in public offerings of securities to fulfil three requirements: Firms must file documents and other information in connection with public offerings. These documents include registration statements or offering circulars and their exhibits and amendments. The documents must be submitted no
Eliminate dark pools Fines should be greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal activity Jail time is needed for market manipulation. Short positions should be forcibly closed out if illegal market manipulation is found and trading rights of those involved should be revoked. Shorting taking place in the dark pool needs to be disclosed to the public. If an institution buys shares in the
To Whom It May Concern, I believe FINRA themselves said it best in their proposal, "FINRA believes this information would assist FINRA in understanding the scope of market participants’ short sale activity, specifically regarding the use of less-traditional means of establishing short interest." My only question is why in the world has FINRA not required ALL short interest? Isn't
Broker-dealers that recommend or sell private placements have additional requirements under FINRA and SEC rules. These requirements include:Filing certain offering documentsEnsuring the suitability of any investments they recommendFiling RequirementsTwo FINRA rules require firms to file certain offering documents and information about the issuer, the offering terms, and the firms selling the
