To me, it is absolutely absurd that short positions are not required to be reported. If you require long positions to be reported, why shouldn't short positions? It seems as though the regulators are far too concerned with keeping the status quo and are letting hedge funds run wild, in a largely unregulated portion of the market. We have seen numerous short squeezes this year arising from
This ability by hedge funds and market makers to indiscriminately and malignantly sell short in multiple ways to hide short interest hurts the market for retail. I’m sure if the entire retail sector of the market understood the various ways short interest is hidden and how their long investments were used against them to reduce the value of their investments, they would never invest in the market
As a small retail investor investing for me and my families future I’m glad to hear that sunlight is finally leaking into the shorting faculties of our market. Accurate and honest short interest reporting helps reassure me as an individual investor that larger institutions aren’t abusing gaps in reporting to get an unfair advantage and add instability and volatility to our markets. That being
Dear FINRA Committee members, It is this commenter's genuine hope that short selling is banned as it serves counter-purpose to the two primary functions of the Stock Market, Capital Allotment, and Price Discovery. As such an act would likely remove the need for FINRA, and it is unjust to request this forum to consider self-destruction. Instead, this comment hopes to serve as a basic appeal
Learn how to amend a Form U4 filing to complete the RSL Question by watching this short (2:04 minutes) video.
Q1. Is a firm required to report on the OBS the market value of underwriting commitments entered into on a “best efforts” basis?
A1. No. Underwriting commitments entered into on a “best efforts” basis are not required to be reported on the OBS.
Q2. If a member firm enters into an agreement with a customer or other party, whereby it commits to lend up to a specified dollar amount, whether such
I believe short interest positions need to be more transparent with mandatory declaration of short positions and frequent updates on those positions. after the fallout of "GME" having over 100% short interest, it shows that there is widespread abuse of the current short sale reporting which leads to major market and security instability
I have been an investor for more then 40 years and own all types of risk assets including stock and bond ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities in every industry, highly risky and rarely successful option trades and leverages and short funds.
I have had more success trading short or leveraged funds then options. Even a seasoned investor like myself looses money regularly with options. Short
Consolidation of short interest data publication, centralized on the FINRA website should be made public. Require firms to segregate short interest held in proprietary accounts vs that held in customer accounts. Report to FINRA account-level short interest (not for publication). Report synthetic short positions in both options and security based swaps. Report loan obligations from arranged
Anytime reported shorting goes from a high percentage to a lower one without any sign of short squeezing and the price of a stock continues to drop, should immediately trip a signal to report for investigation. For instance, when AMC was showing a reported shorting percentage of over 18% on July 6th and then today, the 13th, the stock drops drastically and shows it’s now 15% shorted from borrowed
