Short interest need to not be self reported. There should be investigations every day or at least weekly to see how these hedge funds and market makers are influencing stock prices. Naked shorting is a disgusting practice that has caused economic crashes in the past. We need to learn from our past mistakes. The formula for calculating short interest needs to be fixed to show the actual number of
Any new rules to regulating shorts would be very welcome as a retail investor. As far as I’m concerned, these are the biggest problem in enforcing REG SHO and regulation of the shorting market is the T2 settlement period which obscures net positions for the average investor. And the other is the blurred line of market makers and hedgefunds. Hedgefunds can easily parade themselves as “bona fide”
ACTION REQUESTED
Intermarket Surveillance Group
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Operations
Senior Management
Blue Sheets
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members discusses new uniform provisions regarding the automated reporting requirement for Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS).
Effective August 8, 2001 all members were required to:
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Sec. 8.7 In the event that any certificate representing shares of capital stock of FINRA Dispute Resolution shall be mutilated, FINRA Dispute Resolution shall issue a new certificate in place of such mutilated certificate. In the event that any such certificate shall be lost, stolen, or destroyed FINRA Dispute Resolution may, in the discretion of the Board or a committee appointed
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The 1989-90 NASD broker-dealer and agent registration renewal cycle will begin in early November. This program allows for simplification of the renewal process through the payment of one invoice amount that
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: FEBRUARY 14, 1988.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed NASD Rule of Fair Practice that would require all persons associated with a member firm to provide prior written notice to the firm of certain outside business activities.
The NASD Board of Governors believes the proposed rule is necessary to
INFORMATIONAL
Short Interest Reporting
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Rule 3360 Short Interest Reporting Short Sales
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On January 10, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order announcing the immediate effectiveness of amendments to NASD Rule 3360 (Rule 3360 or the Rule) that clarify that
Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effective Date of the Trading Pause Pilot
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Sales Practice Obligations With Reverse Exchangeable Securities (Reverse Convertibles)
Gamestop and many other stocks have been and continue to be a target to illegal naked short selling that needs to stop, protect the retail investors and companies from crooks and cheats that use illegal practices to stay rich and keep the poor broke as well as drive companies that do good in the world into the ground. Get rid of PFOF, insider trading, politicians having any part of trading, dark
