Subject: S7-18-21: WebForm Comments from Serkan Dogan
From: Serkan Dogan
Affiliation: Retail investor

Oct. 30, 2022



October 30, 2022

 Hi SEC,

There are many securities in our markets with excessive short positions which drive the price down for decades now. We need more transparancy regarding this. One way that would help is supporting transaction-by-transaction reporting of short positions. Because it eliminates the ability to hide within the aggregate.

I explicitly support the 15-minute reporting requirement to avoid fraud and hiding loopholes for predatory hedge funds and market makers.

Victimized companies need a greater ability to defend themselves against predators since short selling in the dark harms true competition and price discovery.

Retail will benefit from increased transparancy since we would have a much better idea of the risks of our decisions and transactions if we can see who is targeted which companies.

Thanks for reading,
Serkan Dogan