When a hedge fund/market maker takes a short position, and their position turns into failure to deliveries, why are they allowed to just pass that position around between each other (market makers/hedge funds) in order to reset the 13 day clock that should have forced them to cover? If a retail user gets margin called because of their position they can't pass it to another retail user indefinitely so they don't have to fix their situation.
Matt Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19
When a hedge fund/market maker takes a short position, and their position turns into failure to deliveries, why are they allowed to just pass that position around between each other (market makers/hedge funds) in order to reset the 13 day clock that should have forced them to cover? If a retail user gets margin called because of their position they can't pass it to another retail user indefinitely so they don't have to fix their situation.