Subject: Comment for File No. SR-IEX-2025-02
From: Josh Dobos
Affiliation:

Jul. 23, 2025

I am an individual investor. PFOF Brokers and Wholesalers do not represent my interests. 
$GME is allegedly manipulated through options and derivatives markets. Citadel is seeking to curb more competition in those arenas. Citadel is currently a Monopoly, they operate a hedge fund while simultaneously running a market maker designed to, in Kenneth Griffin's own words, "guide the price to where they think it should be". Ultimately giving the hedge fund an unfair advantage against others in the options market and overall markets that Citadel creates markets for. Citadel does not represent me or the retail investor. They are a parasite on the market designed to steal options premiums from investors by guiding the prices to max pain.
Thank you.
Josh Dobos