Recent content by jgcjulie

Hi everyone, While I've also gotten some inane responses from the SEC, I do think letters from the public can make a considerable impact, especially if they arrive in volume. However, the SEC, like other government agencies, is a bureaucracy that needs a lot of knocks on the head (in the...

Hi Tea, Thanks for the SEC and CFTC contact info. In case anyone wants it (I'm not sure where it is on the SEC website), here are email addresses for the 5 SEC commissioners (sent to me by Cameron Smith, Island's General Counsel, who seems to think emailing the commissioners directly will...

Tony -- please feel free to plagerize anything form my letter! Tea -- I think cc'ing one's congressman on letters sent to the SEC is a good idea. White17 -- Well said! I agree that democratization of the markets is what's at stake. It's the ECN model vs the floor-based model...

<< I think you are a little late and Island already rolled over ... >> Yes, I know. But I sent a copy of my letter to Island's General Counsel, and from his response I think there's still hope. Island doesn't want this SEC regulation to stand, and I think they're fighting it. Public...

<< I think you are a little late and Island already rolled over ... >> Yes, I know. But I sent a copy of my letter to Island's General Counsel, and from his response I think there's still hope. Island doesn't want this SEC regulation to stand, and I think they're fighting it. Public...

Hi, I just sent a letter to the SEC about the regulation that's messing up Island's leadership in the QQQ and other ETFs. Sorry to post this entire long letter, but I wanted to encourage other traders to write to the SEC about this issue. Emails can be sent to: John Polise Senior...