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Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/peirce-statement-short-sale-101323 Thank you, Mr. Chair. In 2010, Congress directed the Commission to prescribe rules providing for the public disclosure of aggregate short sale position data on at least a monthly basis.[1] The final rule that we are considering today, however, goes well

Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/peirce-statement-securities-lending-101323 Thank you, Mr. Chair. While providing transparency regarding securities lending is a worthy and statutorily mandated objective, the approach we are voting on today is not the right way to achieve that objective. Accordingly, I cannot support this recommendation. Though I do

Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/lizarraga-statement-short-sale-101323 As with securities lending, short sales, provided they are conducted in compliance with applicable rules, can play a valuable price discovery role in our capital markets. That said, they can sometimes contribute to, or even cause, precipitous price declines, facilitate market manipulation,

Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-securities-lending-101323 Today, the Commission is considering whether to adopt a final rule regarding the securities lending market. I’m pleased to support this final rule because it will bring greater transparency and efficiency to this important part of the capital markets. Securities lending

Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-short-sale-101323 Today, the Commission is voting to adopt rules to broaden the scope of short sale-related data available to regulators as well as the investing public. I am pleased to support this adoption because it will enhance the transparency of this important area