Subject: File No. S7-08-22
From: Jeffrey Allen
Affiliation: US citizen and retail investor

March 14, 2022

This is a great start towards putting some transparency into what has grown into an affliction in our markets. It is not news that shorting has turned into a tool to manipulate stock prices. It is no longer someone betting that a company is overvalued but organizations using the tool to drive down stock prices for companies who otherwise would not see such declines. Transparency about who is shorting what and getting a handle on all the naked shorting will make the playing field a little more fair for the majority of investors.