Subject: S7-31-22: WebForm Comments from Michael Oxlong
From: Michael Oxlong
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Mar. 18, 2023



March 18, 2023

 I am in complete support of this rule change. Currently my understanding is, wholesalers like citadel can see most market orders coming through and use this information to order marginally better prices before a trade hits the lit market.

Imagine if someone was purchasing something online from a small business. Then Google was able to send this information to amazon so amazon could send them a offer for the same item but a slightly lower price. How would this be fair?

This is anti competitive behaviour which gives to much power and data to the current wholesalers in the market.

A rule change like this will give a much more fair price discovery in our lit markets.

Thank you