Subject: File No. SR-NSCC-2021-801
From: Scott Backus
Affiliation: Accountant

April 9, 2021

This would be the most important rule change in decades to protect retail investors. It is a litmus test to see if the SEC is on the side of the general public and all investors, or if you are in the pocket of hedge funds and institutional short sellers. Short sellers have been allowed to manipulate the market in a way that breaks the spirit of fair play. This is your chance to correct that wrong.