Having been a retail investor for over two decades, I only recently discovered the extent of market manipulation really going on behind the scenes. I applaud your organization's proposed changes. Specifically I believe the markets would benefit from public dissemination, in real time, the short positions, dark pool flow, and FTD's. I personally would go further, requiring a responsible
Daily reporting for short sales. Fails to deliver result in 150% fine paid to the purchaser of stock that was failed to deliver.
Why are “meme stocks” being allowed to be shorted when there are no shares to short?
Institutions should be punished up to over 100% of their order amount and lose license to trade for naked short selling Institutions should not be able to hide their short positions using covered calls Short positions should be reported everyday
I would like to see better enforcement of short sale rule (SSR) used by hedge funds. I would like to see more frequent public reporting of short positions and more detail in public reports of SSR movements.
Comment on Short Interest Position Reporting Enhancements; there needs to be a STOP to borrowing/manipulating stocks through Dark Pool trading. Market Makers should NOT be allowed to sell shares that do not exist. Allowing such fraudulent practices violates the law of Supply and Demand.
There should be more transparency on short positions and action taken to prevent naked shorts which will hurt the retail investors.
More transparency in shorting. Point blank period.
Transparency is key. It's a free market, but not a fair one. The odds are purposely hidden, stacked against the retail traders and then manipulated. It's time for change. It's also time for margin calls, though in the case of stocks like AMC and GME, this is about more than just money.
To FINRA: In a fair and open market there should be transparency and a level playing field for all investors; be they retail or institutional. The # of shares shorted should be available IN REAL TIME throughout the trading day. Dark pool trading must be eliminated. We can clearly see that large institutions are buying massive quantities of AMC stock (for example) on the dark pool and then
