February 7, 2022
This rule is a necessary right step forward to fixing the vast networks of loopholes and technicalities currently being used to subvert the spirit of the laws that were originally put forward to protect the markets. Without the SECs, one of the only regulatory agencies tasked with the protection of the markets, ability to get a complete picture through the collection of data and reporting then all of the manipulative practices currently employed by unscrupulous firms and hedge funds will continue to be employed and, the markets will continue to be less free, fair, and work only in the interests of those able to game it.