Apr. 20, 2022
As an investor I feel this rule does not represent the best interests of the market or the market participants. In the name of liquidity it worsens price discovery and supports as well as encourages abusive naked shorting. This rule should be removed in it’s entirety. Shorts must close. Market makers should be further limited in their ability to create liquidity not encouraged to create more. Manipulating liquidity is no different from manipulating the the market itself and it removes true price discovery. Stop placing a thumb on the scale of the market and let the free hand of the market operate. Do your job and protect the investors and stop assisting the corporate old boys network of crime and fraud that I can only conclude is the American Market structure. Thank you for your time.