Subject: S7-32-10: WebForm Comments from Frederick DeWitt
From: Frederick DeWitt
Affiliation: Student studying for Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Oct. 31, 2022


 October 31, 2022

 This rule is absolutely necessary for a free and fair market as I support public knowledge in general. Deceptive practices like security-based swaps can have extremely destabilizing effects on the markets, hindering true price discovery and devastating the ability of retail investors to make informed decisions.

I became extremely concerned about hidden positions after the Archegos blowup- who knows if some other fund has something even larger as this point without these reporting requirements? There might be another position that a fund has which is even larger, and it could potentially be tied to pensions or 401ks We need to know, to ensure the safety of millions of Americans' retirement plans.

I would like the reporting threshold to be a bit lower- more public data is always better.

Please implement this as soon as you possibly can. It's necessary to create a truly free market.