Short interest should not be self reported. I would like to see audits take place to check for shorts hidden in options. I would like to see a requirement to have all synthetic short positions and Fail to Delivers reported daily, making it public knowledge. Along with transparency, it should be publicly reported when institutions are margin called and when they close out their short positions.
I agree with the proposed changes. Data on Short positions should be reported every day including synthetic short positions/naked shorts.
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Eliminate dark pools Fines should be greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal activity Jail time is needed for market manipulation. Short positions should be forcibly closed out if illegal market manipulation is found and trading rights of those involved should be revoked. Shorting taking place in the dark pool needs to be disclosed to the public. If an institution buys shares in the
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I believe short interest should be more limited to 15% max 10 business day holds but then have to cover, I personally think its wrong to short a stock when the company is doing well on the books but on the market they are being pummeled to the point of needing an RS and then they are shorted even more to the point of needing another rs. This is where I believe it becomes criminal, Shorts need
Dear Committee, While efforts to improve transparency are appreciated, I believe there is no mention of dark pools. There needs to be more transparency on shorting going on behind the curtains. Moreover, shorting needs to be regulated. There is certainly no need to short a business if there is no evidence of foul play by the businesses. Running businesses into the ground doesn't allow fair
I want in depth reports on short positions for any and every stock on the market. I also want reports on how many of those short positions are on loan as well as the strike numbers for each individual option. Secondly, short sellers (mainly institutions) should absolutely not be able to hold MASSIVE uncovered short options. They should be required to have covered puts before placing any puts.
Comments: I am strongly against limited access to leveraged and inverse ETF's. They are not in any way conceptually confusing and they are always accompanied by significant disclaimers describing their short term nature and the extra volatility expected. Limiting access to these products would decrease my ability to effectively manage the risk in my portfolio, especially on the short side.
SSR doesn't work when market makers such as Citadel Securities can still mark a short exempt. Short exempt is supposed to be an exception but every time $amc is on SSR the counts of short exempts is extremely high. Citadel's hedge fund profits from their market maker's ability to short during SSR as do the options contracts held by Citadel Securities. This is an unfair competitive
