Subject: S7-18-21: WebForm Comments from Nidal kharbouch
From: Nidal kharbouch
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Oct. 10, 2022



October 10, 2022

 This rule would also provide any of the
companies the ability to defend themselves
against short selling, as short selling  harms true competition and price discovery. The enactment of this rule would also introduce the ability
for the general public as well as public companies to serve as watchdogs for the SEC as an initial line of defense, by being able to more granularly monitor short selling for securities
fraud for those securities they are invested in.