Why still, is there any reason for trades to be not reportable? Secrecy within trading needs to stop. There needs to be more transparency from all parties involved. “...considering including in FINRA-disseminated short interest data, where available the TSO and public float for securities?” What do you mean “where available”? You are the Financial Regulatory Authority, you should make that
information needs to be accurately and timely reported-- period. That information is lagging is a joke-- that people charge to provide this lagging information is shameful. There should be no platform one has over another. That there is-- is evidence money buys influence -- this is a country of laws.. unless it is in the financial world. The markets are a free for all for those that control,
How can it possible the price of a stock goes down continuously while there is more buy orders than sell orders ???
Short interest should have 100% reporting daily. T+2 gives an unfair advantage to hedge funds. There also needs to be transparency with synthetic shorts. They do exist and its also an unfair practice. Fines should exceed the amount of fraud or manipulation. Small slaps on the wrist do absolutely nothing. A 10 million dollar fine on manipulation that made a financial institution 80 million dollars
Summary
FINRA has adopted changes to FINRA Rules 5122 (Private Placements of Securities Issued by Members) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) to require members to file retail communications that promote or recommend private placement offerings that are subject to those rules’ filing requirements.1 The new filing requirements become effective on October 1, 2021.
The amended
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Companies need to be completely transparent about what they are doing because 0% of the population trusts them or you right now.
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The way the stock market is set up for the larger entities to easily outweigh performance of the average retail trader is completely absurd. With stocks that are being massively shorted, much like Tesla (TSLA) was back a few years ago, and other stocks now like Gamestop (GME), AMC Theater (AMC) , Nokia (NOK) and many more, it allows such a distrust in the system for who can make money FAIRLY. If
