April 16, 2009
Sirs:
Thank you for allowing me to comment on this issue.
I would like you to consider the following additions to your rules. The dissemination of short trades should extend to the ticker, such that all trades should indicate if they are either short sales or short covering. All ticker displays should be made to display this data via regulation. This information would give long stock holders better insight into stock price movements. This information should also be made available from the exchanges on a daily basis by including it with daily stock price and sales information, and should then be avaialbe to the public free-of-charge.
I believe if these ideas would be implemented, investors would be better informed, which is always for the best.