As many of you have recognized, short-selling rules in the US are antiquated and riddled with loopholes. We The Investors has previously petitioned the SEC to amend Reg SHO. Today, we are elevating our fight for free and fair markets to the Office of the President of the United States by calling upon Donald J. Trump to issue an Executive Order immediately eliminating Reg SHO market maker exceptions that undermine the timely settlement of securities, and to mandate a pre-borrow arrangement for all short sales. With these changes, as well as the imposition of fees on failures to deliver, President Trump can, with a single stroke of his pen, restore the integrity of our capital markets, ensure the elimination of predatory and abusive short selling, and failures as a business model thereby ensuring market discipline and fairness for all, without preference for privilege and without exception.
You can view the full text of our proposed draft executive order here. You can express support for this effort by submitting this form on the White House website.
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