Hello, I find it not only unfair but downright illegal for ANYONE or any FIRM to be able to manufacture shares of stock that they do not own. Often referred to as synthetic shares they seem to be used to manipulate stock prices either up or down at their pleasure and steal hard earned money form the honest shareholders of any given company. How can the honest person decide if an investment in a
I would love to see a more timely and accurate reporting of short positions. No-monthly isn’t cutting it. The manipulation happening right now with retail investors money is blatant and should not be tolerated. Recent events have brought to light how unbalanced and unfair the system is for retail investors that pay budgets for these government reporting and enforcement agencies. The market makers
I am an investor in AMC. I, as millions of others, have purchased our shares and held honestly. The hedge funds, however, have continually manipulated the stock market, namely AMC and GME. Their reporting of short interest position and their manipulation of naked shares, dark pool shenanigans, short ladder attacks and getting slaps on the wrist being fined a pittance compared to their net worth
I recently became interest in investing. I am self employed with no retirement. I am afraid to put money in because I feel like large market maker hedge funds have an advantage by controlling the market. It is obvious that they trade in dark pools to drive the price down, short viable businesses into bankruptcy by making up millions of shares, while controlling the media. It’s pathetic, I have to
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Cryptocurrency funds such as BITO are important in diversifying our investments. I personally am fully aware of the risks involved with cryptocurrency investment and limit them just as I do any other investment. A balanced portfolio is a safe haven which can be skewed if others make choices in it for us. It is a fallacy to think that investors cannot research and understand an investment that has
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions topic of the 2025 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, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Please do not restrict any of the leveraged funds access as I use these funds in an intelligent manner and follow the signal system method ( jason kelly sig system )of buying and selling these funds every quarter based on past performances . These funds can be volitile but when used in a systematic mathematical system they are very rewarding as they just follow the index or commodity . I have
Comments: I am a small, (60K portfolio) non-commercial investor, approaching retirement, and I believe FINRA's attempts to require enhancements to current rules on Leveraged and Inverse ETFs (L&I Funds) unnecessarily limits investor choice. Such ETFs are an essential part of my portfolio. FINRA adoption of a more restrictive stance on non-commercial investors ability to buy
