Apr. 20, 2022
To whom it may concern, I am again disappointed that the SEC is considering another rule to avoid transparency and accountability in the markets. The proposed rule would protect short sellers from the inherent risk involved in shorting stocks. This is market manipulation with clear winners and losers. Short sellers SHOULD face high risk as that is the cost of a high reward. Those who chose to invest in the opposite position deserve their fair gains. This rule would allow short sellers to indefinitely extend their posision unfairly. Retail investors deserve equal treatment to large institutions. This proposed rule change could potentially allow criminals to subvert reporting requirements covering up their crimes. Again, great rewards come with great risks. Picking and choosing who has to pay for their risky decisions is not the job of the SEC, the free market should make that determination. Thank you for reading and considering my comments. I implore you to be fair and let concequences befall those who would gamble with America's Economy. Sincerely, an investor, Anthony Jasper