Subject: S7-18-21: WebForm Comments from Evan Folz
From: Evan Folz
Affiliation: Real Estate Mogul

Aug. 16, 2022



August 16, 2022

 I explicity support the proposal and hope that it is the first step to more transparent markets. Given the technology available, it is astounding we still take so long to settle trades that are being executed in literal milliseconds. I also suspect that certain bad actors are using these long settlement times for nefarious purposes. If the SEC truly wants to protect the markets, this rule change must be approved.