Apr. 21, 2022
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I am writing as a concerned retail investor regarding this proposed change. This proposed change appears geared to prolong the unethical, manipulative and immoral practices supporting excess leverage and naked shorting and appears clearly designed to limit the well deserved ramifications for predatory excess shorting for those well positioned large players who manipulate markets and ultimately risk US taxpayers when they overstep. Passage of this rule would further mask any semblance of a fair market, obfuscate effective price discovery, serve to limit the repercussions of excess predatory shorting (which currently goes unchecked by regulators), and prolong the ability to use unfair practices and excess leverage to manipulate the market. Furthermore, it will put everyday investors such as retail, retirement plans, pensions (what remains), those with IRAs and 401Ks, and US taxpayers on the hook for exacerbated policies that enable predatory market practices. A very concerned US taxpayer and investor.