Apr. 20, 2022
The market already lacks transparency and accountability for large institutions, making this rule proposed is very disappointing I've read every single page of legal speak in the file and it is very clear what this rule proposes. 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. This is not “fair” market, how is this “fair” for retail? 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. Withdraw the proposal for File Number SR-NSCC-2022-003. Pleases