Subject: File No. S7-31-22; Release No. 34-96495: Order Competition Rule
From: CJ Walton
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Mar. 31, 2023

 


Good Evening, 


I fully support the rule, please implement it as soon as possible. 


There are clearly some market participants benefitting from a dominant, anti-competitive position in the marketplace. They pay for order flow or secure it through backroom deals. Why can't orders compete in lit markets? They should - and it's good to see that the Commission finally realizes this.  


In this day of information availability, there is no reason that retail investors shouldn't have full transparency into the fair market value of securities traded. 


Regards, 
CJ Walton