Finra Question 1: What implementation period would be appropriate to provide members with sufficient time to make the systems changes necessary to comply with this requirement? My Answer: Change needs to happen as soon as possible Finra Question 2: FINRA is considering whether daily or weekly short interest position reporting would be preferable. What are commenters’ views on the preferred
As a concerned investor and with regard for the overriding desire for free, fair and open markets, I return the following comments. 1. Consolidation of short interest data publication, centralized on the FINRA website should be made public. 2. Require firms to segregate short interest held in proprietary accounts vs that held in customer accounts. 3. Report to FINRA account-level short interest (
Make them report their short interest and any changes in that short interest!
IMPORTANT
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
At its November meeting, the NASD's Board of Governors determined to take several actions in the area of short sale regulation in the over-the-counter securities market. This notice summarizes these actions.
Reporting of Open Short Interest Positions
The first such action will require members to report to the NASD, for purposes of
Please approve the new rules to tighten up short interest reporting requirements. There are too many loopholes that short traders use to hide and obfuscate their true short interest (eg hiding shorts in deep OTM put contracts) which puts retail traders at an information disadvantage, which is anathema to free market principles.
The Private Placements topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Hi Some considerations Shorting should only be allowed if the Stock has been pre-located , will an audit trail and consent of loan from Holder , not just custodian . If Shares are electronic they should should have a marker that will only allow them to be Loaned / Shorted against max 1 times. other wise if marker reflects share is already oan it wont be eligible. This makes a good motivation to
The additional transparency and short interest reporting rules that FINRA is proposing are a welcome start. All short interest reporting should be made available to the public for 2 reasons. First, this information directly impacts all investors. Second, it is clear that there is no way possible for FINRA, SEC or any other regulator to police the markets. By making all reported short interest
We are at a cross roads as an economy, thus as a country. Hedge funds and other similar large corporate entities have an unfair advantage in the market, and has acted to the detriment of the health of our economy as a whole. Loose rules related to the reporting of short interest and FTDs(fail to deliver) has created an environment that allows hedge funds and the like to take advantage of retail
Both, short interest and SIPR should be open to the public daily. No exceptions! Also better regulations on short interest should be establish.
