Short interest reporting enhancement is needed
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
The ways in which hedgefunds, family offices, and institutions are able to hide their naked short positions, whereby effecting an inaccurate short interest %, means that this isn't a level playing field. Force them to disclose ALL positions so that I, a retail investor, may choose to invest my money in a responsible way.
Affirmative determination for short sales under NASD Rule 3370.<br/>
To Whom it May Concern, Thank you for requesting comments on this matter. I believe short interest and short sale reporting plays a major part of our current financial structure. Such a major role, that it is surprising how lax the overall rules are governing this aspect. I'm as smooth brain as they come, but I truly believe in clear and open transparency to the public is a way to help
I believe in transparency. Major players in this market push and pull the price of a security to profit with derivatives or push and pull with derivatives to profit of a held security. In spite of the intentional charade to act oblivious and pretend it all was just simply speculation, larger players use brute force means as an investment strategy with arguably plausible deniability. I believe the
I agree with these changes. Short interest should be reported daily. Synthetic shorts absolutely need to be accounted for! These changes should be implemented ASAP. Not necessarily all at once . We need full transparency in the market! And why is HFT allowed to exist in dark pools? It’s pure market manipulation! Thank you!
On March 16, 2023, FINRA published responses to frequently asked questions concerning the MMTLP corporate action and trading halt (March 16, 2023, MMTLP FAQ). In that corporate action, the issuer decided that MMTLP shares would be cancelled and investors in those shares would receive a distribution of shares of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. (Next Bridge). FINRA has continued to receive questions regarding the circumstances surrounding these events. In particular, some have questioned the level of short selling in MMTLP and suggested that there was a substantial amount of “counterfeit shares.” Although it is not clear what is meant by the term “counterfeit shares,” it has been used in social media when discussing “naked” short selling in a security and failures-to-deliver (FTDs). Some investors have expressed concern that, even though their brokerage account statements include shares of Next Bridge in their account, these shares may not have actually been delivered to their broker-dealer.
I am a new retail investor. I hold GME and AMC stocks not only as a way to gain financial freedom, but also as a way to protest market manipulation and shed a light on corruption in Wallstreet. After learning about the blatant manipulation that is happening in the market, I have grown increasingly passionate about fighting for a free and fair market for all. I have witnessed the hedge funds
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
