Regulation is much needed to make the short market transparent
Fair market! Stop the naked shorts and stock fraud!
Short selling is harmful to price discovery. Just stop it.
TO: All NASD Members, NASDAQ Companies and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: AUGUST 30, 1985.
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., is requesting comment from NASD members, NASDAQ issuers and other interested persons on certain concepts related to voting rights of the shareholders of companies whose securities are included in the NASDAQ National Market System (
Disclosure of short positions. This should be the same as ownership of stocks.
We need more frequent reporting on short positions.
It is important to me and those I advise to have the freedom and ease of investing short and/ or with leverage in ETF products.
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(1) "Emerging Growth Company" has the same meaning as in Section 3(a)(80) of the Exchange Act.
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Please do Not limit me or my financial investment adviser by limiting the use of leveraged products. Granted these are aggressive products, but everything about stock buying or stock shorting, is aggressive. These products are simply tools to be used at the appropriate time. For example, during big market corrections in the past they give you a chance to recover more quickly from a 20% plus
