Jim Eddins Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
Get Government [REDACTED] out of our lives. You have no need to regulate investments as I have tried a case under finra and it is worthless and does not protect the small investor only its members.
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Get Government [REDACTED] out of our lives. You have no need to regulate investments as I have tried a case under finra and it is worthless and does not protect the small investor only its members.
Im asking the SEC as I do have a right of freedom to invest in crypto currency as much as I want and they do not have the right to put any kind of regulation into it. I vote against that SEC rule #S7-24-15 I oppose restrictions to my right to invest
I am a shareholder in BITO. It has reached out to all shareholders to submit public comments and provided advice on what to say. In my view this is inappropriate and Im disappointed that a fund I invested in is wasting shareholder money this way. I encourage FINRA to regulate cryptocurrency in any manner its professionals deem fit. I trust FINRA to look out for my interests as a small shareholder much more then j trust fund management.
I'm writing because I'm invested in funds such as BITO. It has come to my attention that FINRA wants to regulate these in such a way that investors are required to become accredited, pass tests, get special approval, cooling off periods, etc. I disagree with this and believe anyone should be allowed to invest in public securities with their own money, without government scrutiny. Laws like these only hurt small investors and widen the gap between mega rich and middleclass citizens.
We must retain the ability to invest in a wide variety of investment products including those based on the crypto industry.
As a 'retail investor' I support these measures. I have investments with professional financial advisors/brokers as well as my own self guided investments. I can honestly say if I were to get into complex products such as options, leveraged funds, etc I would not understand the true risks I was taking. I trust my financial advisor/broker to understand and manage these risks, so I would prefer to not lose the opportunity to participate in these types of products through them as a fiduciary.
Do not further restrict normal investor access to specialized etfs and funds. We are already cut off from daytrading unless we have 25k in assets and have limited access to online funds requiring accredited investor status (200k income, 1 mil in assets) if you further restrict access to products such as etfs that provide access to commodity, cryptocurrency, and leveraged equity or currency exposure you are limiting access to small time investors and we may never be able be able to catch up just using index funds tied to the S&P and bonds.
I do not believe that there should be any special regulations for individuals purchasing a crypto currency, security, etf or fund. If you are to impose special restrictions or require special knowledge for crypto how is that different from an individual purchasing a stock in a company they know nothing about or a mutual fund where they dont know what stocks are in the fund. I repeat I am very much against this proposal.
I oppose restrictions on your right to invest in public investments. What makes US stock market so great is our ability to freely invest in an investment script. While I agree for certain regulation to avoid fraudulent schemes and normal up-keep of market health, this regulation removes the common right to invest.
I oppose restrictions to my right to invest as these are unconstitutional. I should have the right to choose what investments I want to pursue, including cryptocurrencies such as BITO. Investments in funds and cryptocurrencies should be available to everyone, not just the rich. Cryptocurrencies and other investments as such are part of a balanced portfolio strategy and everyone should have the ability to choose their own investments. What you are proposing is ridiculous and infringes on my freedoms.