I oppose restrictions to my right to invest in leveraged and inverse Exchange Traded Funds. There are already risk notification requirements for these investments. By their nature of being a fund, leveraged and inverse funds can be safer than using account margin or short selling. Leveraged and inverse vehicles allow me to participate in markets as I see fit. I do not want additional measures
To whom it may concern, As a retail investor, I believe transparency is vital to a fair and efficient market. I think it is unlawful for a company to be shorted more than 140% of its float. In no other industry can you sell 140% of a product legally. It is important that this is taken seriously as the integrity of the market is at stake.
Short data needs to be reported every day. Playing field is not equal. Their is no FREE market at this current time and id be a fool to believe there ever was. Fines to these institutions is a joke as well. They need to be made an example of. Land of the free? Nope not us. Land of greed sure.
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
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.
We (retail investors) simply need to know more information on short positions on all available platforms - free or premium services alike. The information should also be as accurate and as current as possible with little to no delays for the entire market to participate fairly. Thank you.
Every share should be tracked with unique identifier. Every share should be located and lent only once. Every order should be delivered T+2 or fails mean 10x cost penalty. Every short position should be updated with FINRA daily.
Outlaw all dark pools, synthetic shorts, and fail to delivers, or at the bare minimum require them all to be reported in realtime publicly. These are the bare minimum clear steps needed, or further info exposing the depth of corruption will be leaked, inevitably leading to global financial collapse.
Greater transparency regarding short positions is essential for the market to function as intended. Any regulation that increases this transparency has my wholehearted support. Market manipulation must be actively fought against as loopholes continue to be found by those who would sacrifice their integrity for profit.
