March 14, 2022
I support the commission's proposition to make the reporting of securities loans more stringent. The securities markets are not an even playing field, and any steps towards increased transparency for all can only make the market healthier. There is no reason why the big players should be allowed to obfuscate their short positions if they are truly opening these positions based on \"fundamentals\". They may claim that if retail can see their open short positions that retail will go long to spite them, but if their shorts are legitimately based on poor fundamentals, retail will pile money on the short side, which would help the big player's short positions. Also, the SEC should have as much data available to them as possible. It makes no sense that the SEC is in the dark about the very things they are designed to regulate. Thank you for reopening the comment period, and thank you for working to repair our markets.
- A retail investor