Here are my opinion:
1) Hurts Investors: It could potentially deny me the freedom to choose investments that could
help me achieve long-term financial security.
2) Is Arbitrary and Unworkable: FINRAs definition of complex products is so broad, arbitrary and vague that it could ensnare a vast number of commonly used public securities. Tests or criteria to determine investor understanding are
To whom it may concern:
This is a move not only to restrict freedom but more importantly to restrict socio economic mobility. This is nothing but a way to super impose a caste system on the country to make sure the rich stay rich and everyone stays poor. There are many other ways to make sure the products offered are safe for investors than banning investors from using them unless they are
This is WRONG! -- PERIOD! There is NO LEGITIMATE purpose for this. Let's face it and not beat around the bush, you simply do this SOLELY because you don't want the people to become wealthy and thus more independent and powerful than the criminals in positions of power who want to rule over the people. We all know this, you aren't fooling anybody. We The People know the risks and
Effective May 28, 2024, in accordance with the industry-led shortened settlement cycle from two business days (T+2) to one business day (T+1), FINRA will implement its changes for equity trade reporting. Please see DTCC notice for details of the financial industry coordination for this project and FINRA’s initial Technical Notice for this initiative which includes updates to its specifications.
The companies reporting short interest have been shown to not follow the rules and hide their short positions in various ways. There is no good reason that any information related to the financial system should be left up to self reporting. All information should be submitted and stored automatically as transactions are carried out and it should all be of public record. This record should be
Short position disclosure should be required of all market makers, hedge funds, financial institutions, etc. in the interest of a fair, free market. The fact that, even now, these institutional investors haven't been required to report short positions, dark pool trades--or even the fact that a "dark pool" is allowed to exist"--goes against the integrity of the market itself.
We must have daily reporting of short positions. We must see strict regulation of naked shorting and massive fines for abuse. We must see strict regulation of dark pools. We must see daily reporting of FTDs. I have zero faith in our financial system after witnessing the blatant manipulation perpetrated by certain hedge funds and market makers all while retail investors are blamed.
Naked shorting, synthetic share creation, and dark pool order flows for payment need to stop. The algorithms are out of control and have caused our financial systems to be nothing more than programmed manipulation by hedge funds which do not have the interest of the retail trader at heart. Shorts need to report daily and FTDs need to be fully resolved by day 13th - not just the minimum payments
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The NASD® requests member comment on proposed amendments to Section 2 of Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws to amend the exception from the qualified independent underwriter requirement for offerings of securities with a bona fide
We need more transparency in the short interest data, with technology today we should be able to see up to the minute not T+2 . Failure to Delivers should also have more up to minute reporting so the retail investor can make the best financial decisions based on current data not there best guess off data that drips in slowly while hedge funds have the current data to manipulate the market.
