April 19, 2022
This proposed rule would allow those engaging in short selling the ability to mitigate the infinite risk associated with short selling, and would therefore incentivize short selling going forward. Short sellers can already hide short interest through legal and illegal practices, either through swaps or by \"accidentally\" marking short positions as long. Short sellers should be on the hook if their bet goes bad. They should not be able to pass off a bad bet and avoid the consequences of their actions. This proposed rule is bad and should not be accepted.