To whom it may concern: 1. Consolidation of short interest data publication, centralized on the FINRA website should be made public. 2. Require firms to segregate short interest held in proprietary accounts vs that held in customer accounts. 3. Report to FINRA account-level short interest (not for publication). 4. Report synthetic short positions in both options and security based swaps. 5.
Hello, As an active investor in the US stock market i would like to suggest following comments to the rule: Short Interest Position Reporting Enhancements and Other Changes Related to Short Sale Reporting. In order to ensure the integrity of the market, a level playing field for every investor, and deter abusive short selling, there should be an attempt to implement the following: 1) Establish
For a mechanism that is designed to drop the price, why is is shorting permitted whilst the price is already dropping? This does not feel like a mechanism for price discovery, rather a way to force the price down, triggering stop losses from people trying to manage risk. If someone truly believes that the price will drop, let them short during the uptick only. Let there be a central database
Short Sale Reporting must include all open short positions, such that FINRA and the public can have an accurate and complete understanding of how many shares have been sold short for a given security. Without this transparency, FINRA and SEC rules and laws will continue to be broken, without accountability and faith in the US markets, as a whole, will continue to be eroded. I submit that FINRA
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
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Comments: I am strongly against limited access to leveraged and inverse ETF's. They are not in any way conceptually confusing and they are always accompanied by significant disclaimers describing their short term nature and the extra volatility expected. Limiting access to these products would decrease my ability to effectively manage the risk in my portfolio, especially on the short side.
Eliminate dark pools Fines should be greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal activity Jail time is needed for market manipulation. Short positions should be forcibly closed out if illegal market manipulation is found and trading rights of those involved should be revoked. Shorting taking place in the dark pool needs to be disclosed to the public. If an institution buys shares in the
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The NASD is requesting comment on a proposed amendment to the Board of Governors' Interpretation on Prompt Receipt and Delivery of