Subject: 10-239: WebForm Comments from Patrick van Logchem
From: Patrick van Logchem
Affiliation: Senior Software Engineer

Feb. 28, 2023

February 28, 2023

 In my opinion this proposal must be denied on the basis that this exchange creates an unfair advantage for non-retail participants over household investors.

Additionally, there's a clear conflict of interest on the side of the exchange (indirect) owners/major funding partners, who also operate a hedge fund.

(The owner of said hedge fund has been convicted many times of financial crimes, which poses a huge risk to anyone investing into US stock markets. The same person mocked household investors via a tweet shortly after the GameStop sneeze was rug pulled. This shows what kind of a person we're feeding with here.)