Oct. 16, 2021
I am writing as a retail trader in opposition to this proposed rule. As a retail investor, if I find myself on the wrong end of a trade, that's my fault and my problem. The same should apply to everyone else, whether they have billions in assets or not. There is absolutely nothing that suspending trading while allowing moves through dark pools will do to protect public interest. That is an outright lie. Allowing the Exchange to suspend trading when doing so only protects institutions it is allied with is unacceptable. Retail traders have had enough. Changing the rules to benefit the wealthy at our expense will not be tolerated. -Dr. Blake Armstrong, PharmD