With how poorly the entire market is run, anything that enhances the ability for retail investors to have more transparency is a must. With how easily everything can be manipulated, data being skewed and hidden, naked shorts, FTD's, etc - the entire system needs an overhaul. But at the minimum, 21-19 needs to be passed to allow better transparency involving the reporting of short interest
FULL TRANSPARENCY/ NO MORE LOOPHOLES Investors demand an end to the systemic corruption and crime that is plaguing our markets through un-regulated short selling that siphons real value from companies and investors and PREVENTS proper price discovery. Direct Registering (DRS via a transfer agent) shares is currently the ONLY way to escape the rampant fraud and the ineffective, unenforced
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I'm a retail trader. I'm glad strongly in favor of enhanced short and FTD reporting requirements. Knowing the true short interest and quantity of FTDs on a security are important metrics for me when I'm evaluating an investment. There are currently too many ways for large players in the system to obfuscate this information. Please do everything in your power to ensure that true
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Hello i would just like to comment on how unfair it is to individual investors that market makers and hedge funds can route trades through the dark pools as they see fit with no oversight. I would suggest that you eliminate dark pools and make the fines greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal the illegal trading activity. Jail time is needed for market manipulation and short positions
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I think when it comes to FTD's and naked shorting that the fines and punishments should be much more than what the companies failing are making in profit. These companies should be held accountable and have assets liquidated if they do not cover FTD's. Settlement periods should be removed. It shouldn't be a T+2 system. How is it fair to the retail investor when it dates days for us
