Subject: S7-31-22: WebForm Comments from Shawn Backs
From: Shawn Backs
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Dec. 29, 2022

December 29, 2022

 It is unclear to me if dark pools have ever served a purpose that didn't harm the individual investor. Increase transparency and eliminate obstacles to price discovery. No one benefits from hiding true demand of securities other than those that would manipulate the markets for their own profit over the needs of the American public. Consider eliminating any non \"lit-exchange\"