Good day, In response to your request, I know a small part of the issue is the shorting problem of stocks. While I support more immediate reporting requirements the issue is naked shorting as well as mislabeling the short as Long's, using the dark market to manipulate the pricing of stocks, Synthetic shares being created for price manipulation, and other shorting issues being used by market
On February 1, 2007, NASD and NYSE launched new Trade Reporting Facility. Learn about the new Market Center ID "DN" requirement for reporting trades.
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I apologize for the undoubtedly large number of submissions you are likely receiving from those simply looking to vent rather than actually comment on the specific matters in this notice. The scope of volume seen in trading is absolutely daunting, and I think the first question that should be asked regarding any information being collected is whether it is purely self-reported, or if there is
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A NASD member firm that is a proprietary trader and does not make markets is required to report orders in Nasdaq securities in compliance with OATS Rules 6951 through 6957.<br/>
