Subject: File No. S7-16-21
From: Palumbo

January 7, 2022

We need a fair and transparent market. The dark pools are not being used for what they are intended. You are supposed to keep this a free and fair market. How can it be when the market makers are the ones controlling every aspect of all trades. There is a conflict of interest and you can shut down these dark pools when they are being used improperly