April 4, 2007
Having invested in numerous companies and seeing my investments harmed by the "grandfathering" of FTD's and the practice of naked short selling, it's way beyond time for the SEC to act to abolish this error.
The 'grandfather clause' of Reg SHO is nothing more than the SEC blessing the illegal activity of numerous brokers and market makers who have sold shares they did not have or borrow. The practice of naked short selling is the counterfeiting of securities and is greatly harming our securities markets and causing many of us to lose faith in the integrity of our markets and government agencies tasked with our protection.
It is time for the SEC to fulfill its task of protecting the rights and investments of the investors.
Act now...do what's right, and not necessarily easy. Eliminate the 'grandfather clause' now.