gee and to think i was called *tin foil* for articulating exactly as >> penson >> snicker >> was >> *charged* they all collude and clearly even the *dolts* (aka sec) have cottoned onto the *reality* “This enforcement action seeks to hold Penson executives responsible for choosing profits over compliance with Reg. SHO,” said Andrew J. Ceresney, director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “We will aggressively pursue those who disregard this important rule, especially when they take affirmative steps to mislead regulators.” Daniel M. Hawke, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Market Abuse Unit, added, “Compliance officers are a critical line of defense against violations of the securities laws, and we rely on them to help prevent infractions from happening in the first place. Delaney, however, crossed the line when he participated in the firm’s Reg. SHO violations and affirmatively acted to perpetuate or conceal them.” The SEC adopted Rule 204 in response to the 2008 financial crisis in order to address the negative effects that fails to deliver have on the markets. The SEC’s Enforcement Division alleges that when Penson loaned securities held in customer margin accounts to third parties and the margin customers sold those securities, Penson waited until settlement date (T+3) to recall the stock loans. This practice resulted in serial failures to deliver at the firm level. Rule 204 required Penson to purchase or borrow sufficient shares to close out those failures to deliver no later than the beginning of regular market hours on the sixth business day after the sale (T+6). 2 down >> 2 to go 4kids all jmo