Subject: Rule 7.13
From: Steve Pearson
Affiliation:

Oct. 16, 2021


To Whom it May Concern:

I have reviewed rule 7.13 proposed by the NYSE. It is clear this rule weakens confidence in the US stock market to be fair and free. Living in Canada, I have always looked to the US as the benchmark of the free market, but when a singular entity can eliminate trading for retail regarding a particular security with no externally enforced regulation, it is no longer a free market. I shall be looking elsewhere to invest.

Regards,
Steven Pearson