Oct. 31, 2022
October 31, 2022 I want to take the time and first thank all involved for the opportunity to voice my concerns and also voice my support for the proposed. I explicitly support transaction-by-transaction reporting due to the simple fact this eliminates the ability to hide within the aggregate, aggregates are not transparent, Short selling could in fact dissuade actual investments as funds to glen profits off the true investors. I support whole heartedly the 15 minute reporting requirement, the cost and time associated with this is justified to prevent fraud and hiding loopholes. Every day working families that trust the financial markets are made into prey and victimized by financial predators. The SEC's new strategic plans put working families front and center. This should be top priority. Victimized companies need a better ability to defend themselves from these financial predators. Short selling in the dark is not only harmful to the company but to all investors, this harms true competition and price discovery. Timely detection of fraudulent and abusive activity comes before wall streets profiteering. A short seller is not an investor, they are the opposite and thus needs greater transparency and reporting requirements no matter how big or small.