I think retail is extremely desirous of seeing more frequent reporting and as much of that made publicly available as possible. At least of a weekly or bi-weekly basis. I believe the currently attempted short squeeze is bring to light that lack of transparency is being used to commit fraud and establish predatory roles against companies. The watering of stock has been an issue for nearly a
I strongly support stricter reporting requirements on short positions held by market makers and prime brokerages. It is increasingly necessary that FTD information be presented to the public as a way of not only limiting abuse of the FTD system, but also to reveal obfuscated information that is not readily available to the market and is often times concealed or miscategorized in reporting.
As a self-regulatory conglomerate it is beyond the reasoning of a "retail" investor as to why such ordinances do not already exist. The SEC itself has proclaimed naked-short selling to be a well established predatory and dangerous practice that undermines the free-market operations of millions of non-institutional investors who cannot play by the same rules. In addition to the
I am encouraged that you are considering changes on the subjects of Short Interest Position Reporting Enhancements and Other Changes Related to Short Sale Reporting. These changes are will open the way to fair market operations. In the current environment the technology and information for market operations is far superior compared to what is available to regulators and ultimately the public.
I am in favor of these proposed rule changes. Specifically the disclosing of synthetic positions. It is vital that this information be made available to combat predatory trading practices. Practices that artificially destroy businesses and lives. If we cannot eliminate the loophole that allows for synthetic naked shorting, getting as much information made public is the next best thing. Perhaps it
Hello FINRA, I saw you are looking for comments on 21-19, regarding short positions. As I see it, the current US market is full of fraud, with the regulatory agencies being complicit. They are complicit through their complacency, with years of unchecked fraud and market manipulation through naked short selling by large hedge funds like Citadel and Susquehana being allowed to happen with impunity
Short interest reporting by all of these entities should have complete transparency. Failures to report on possible FTD’s, never delivering those shares or marking short positions as long should result in repercussions equal to the actions. Small fines or as they can be referred “the cost of doing business” for some of these funds or entities are unacceptable. Reporting should be even more
All short positions SHOULD BE disclosed. Any stock lending should be subject to daily reports. Keeping the data hidden hurts retail investors, as the price is being affected by things they are unable to see.
My concern with shorting a stock is the impact that action has on the company. By shorting 100% of a company's stock (or more!), the stock may drop to a low enough price that the company can't survive regardless of the underlying value. I would suggest a cap on the percentage of a company's outstanding shares that can be shorted, say 60%. This would allow the investor the ability
It will never be a fair playing field if shorts are not disclosed and we will look like frauds to the entire world. Naked short sellers deserve prison.
