Subject: SR-NSCC-2022-003

Apr. 20, 2022

 


Good day, 


I feel the market already lacks transparency and accountability for large institutions, so im disappointed this rule is being proposed in yet a different way. 

I've read every single page of legal speak in the file and have come to a clear conclusion: 

This rule would increase avoidance of true market price discovery through onward lending. It also removes the *infinite risk* of naked shorting entirely, and in so doing the deterrent of engaging in what is supposed to be very risky business practice. 

It's all upside for market makers which excessively naked short securities, and all downside for those on the wrong side of their shorting. How does this rule contribute to a "fair" market by any means for retail? It doesn't. 

FTDs are already "reset" through a variety of methods such as using deriviatives not allowing them to reach their 30 day mark where the security needs to be "delivered." 

This is very frustrating to see rules like this being proposed that only favor reckless institutions. Hopefully you'll consider the words of retail investors more with your decision making on regulations, as we've been educating ourselves a lot more over the past couple years. 


This "fair market" is a joke and you're actively enabling crime. 


Retail votes no. 


Thank you.