Nicholas Zadnik Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
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I oppose restrictions to my right to invest because I maintain asset allocation data, and plan to use about 1% of my investable assets in this manner.
My family would not have been able to purchase our current home without having make the incredibly shrewd and well-researched decision to invest in a leveraged ETF, when we began doing over ten years ago. Limiting our ability to invest in leveraged and inverse ETFs will completely undermine both our retirement and mid-term growth strategies which we have been successfully relying upon on for more than a decade.
Against. More regulation restricting class mobility. 'Complex products' caused 2008 and need as much transparency as possible.
You plan to prevent or restrict investors from buying a broad range of public securities including the leveraged and inverse funds offered by ProShares. If these regulations are adopted, they could prevent or restrict investors ability to buy the funds. This is ridiculous, my ability to freely invest should not be restricted. I oppose limitations on my ability to buy any kind of Funds. YOU FINRA regulators do not have the authority to judge somebody's ABILITY. It is the investors right to freely access the entirety of the public securities markets without arbitrary restrictions.
I'm responisble for my own trading dicisions. I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
It should be up to individual investors as to whether they what type of investment they chose without the proposed "red tape" despite known volatility. Many publicly traded companies have gone bankrupt or experienced huge fluctuations in stock prices and in those cases shareholders are not protected. Overall, investors should never have a concentration in any investment and no one should invest more than they can afford to lose in volatile funds. Investors may lose their total investment, however they should be given the opportunity for the possible huge gains as well.
Comments: I do not support taking rights away from retail investors when they are already being screwed by mega investment companies.
To Whom This May Concern, I do not agree with SEC Proposed Rule #S7-24-15. I believe that I should have the ability to choose what investments are appropriate for myself. I am capable of appropriately educating myself without having to pass "tests" imposed on me. Leverage and inverse funds are very important to my investment strategy. In fact, I followed a very regimented investment program that is designed to capitalize on leverage and inverse funds. This investment program minimizes risk while maximizing the chance of substantial gain.
I do not agree with what you are trying to regulate. It is my right as a free investor to invest my money how I see fit without and "road blocks" or "speed bumps".