Transparency in every corner of financial reporting is REQUIRED... NO EXCEPTIONS! Any changes within short sale reporting should spread more transparency and penalties for inaccuracies whether, intentional or not should be heightened to maximum. Financial white collar crimes are not taken serious enough
On penalties - Penalties should not just be monetary but should include jail time. HF's and short sellers are no longer dissuaded to stop illegal activities, such as incorrect/inaccurate reporting and creating synthetic shares, because with the money they earn through illegal means, they are able to pay fines.
Dear Madam or Sir, I support your proposal on the reporting of short sales. This hopefully makes the market a bit more transparent. Unfortunately, the market is predominantly run by hedge funds. My hope is in your hands. Kind regards from Germany Birger Christan
I support these modifications. I believe that minimizing the reporting gap will limit some types of short selling abuse and market manipulation. Hourly synchronized aggregation and reporting of this data is possible with modern computing and would limit the gray zones in which HFT’s can exploit informational lag.
Comments: Please do not limit access to retail individual investors nor materially change the current structure of these funds. I use these funds both with short- and mid-term focus as a swing trade investor, and these funds have become a key strategic element to my brokerage trading strategy complementing long-term holding strategies.
I am firmly against the proposed changes to limit access to and actions on leveraged and inverse funds. For myself and others like me, they are a legitimate, useful, and profitable investing vehicle that form a significant portion of my short term investing strategy. Respectfully, I am asking that you do not over regulate where it is not needed.
During the 2007-2009 financial crisis your organization put limits on selling short to protect big banks. I am certain the purpose of this regulation is to limit selling losers once again.
Stop protecting "us" and start regulating "them". Companies have bean playing in your casino for too long.
No to this regualation
Comments: As a tool, in the hands of a competent advisor, a point which cannot be stressed enough, inverse funds can be a value component to the management the risk in a portfolio. For taxable accounts, an inverse can also assist with the management of taxes. For IRAs, where shorting an index is not permitted, an inverse can provide for a closely approximated approach.
Inverse and leveraged funds are a perfectly transparent and clear way for investors to gain advantages over various market conditions without the complexity of option agreements that could expose them to massive risk. Unlike a short option, losses in an inverse fund are limited to the size of the investment, a responsible and conservative path for any investor.
These regulations would be taking a valuable tool away from investors. They would impinge on our ability to hedge our accounts against loss. We would need to become short sellers, which is much more risky and unavailable in retirement accounts. Your proposed rules would increase market risk.
