With all due respect "reporting" is a small part of the shorting problem. While I support more immediate reporting requirements, the issue is naked shorting, mislabeling of shorts (as longs), and other shorting malfeasance being used by market makers (i.e. Citadel and Virtu) to manipulate market prices and destroy market integrity. Fines are also the biggest joke. Citadel has been fined
U.S. Treasury Security Auction Awards
The Neutral Corner - Volume 3—2023
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rules 5210 (Publication of Transactions and Quotations) and 5220 (Offers at Stated Prices) into the Consolidated Rulebook
FINRA Collection of Short Interest Data for BATS Exchange-Listed Securities
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
SR-FINRA-2009-022 - Proposed Rule Change Relating to FINRA's Regulatory Notice on the FINRA Rule 9520 Series (Eligibility Proceedings)
SR-FINRA-2009-014 - Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rule 2150 (Improper Use of Customers' Securities or Funds; Prohibition Against Guarantees and Sharing in Accounts) in the Consolidated FINRA Rule Book
Dear FINRA Regulators,
I am a small investor who took an interest in ETF investments back in 2008, when a severe drop in the market had affected a great many people. At that time I reasoned that having the ability to engage the market in both directions, UP or DOWN, would be a critical component of my investment strategy. Since then I have employed both conservative and less risk-adverse
Dear Regulators and to whom it may concern.
Owning and managing leveraged funds like pro shares ETFs since 2007, I understand how they work and react with market trends and am fully aware of any risks, as it is explicitly explained with no discretion from those companies and by the nature of those types of ETFs. I should be able to chose if I buy them or sell them as a regular investor, with no
