Subject: S7-18-21: WebForm Comments from Individual
From: Individual
Affiliation: MBA, Western Washington University

Oct. 08, 2022


October 8, 2022

 Short selling has evolved into a predatory practice and is a leech on US companies. Short sale positions must be reported to protect individual retail investors and the companies being shorted. This reporting would also allow identification of abusive/naked shorting. We see massive amounts of FTDs in the market, be we also need to see reported short sale positions to rein in illegal activity by hedge funds. Anyone against reporting short sale positions most likely has something illegal or immoral to hide