This proposal makes no sense. We understand the risks of owning these securities. The leverage per se is not a distinguishing feature. Individual investors own leveraged securities all the time. We buy futures, options etc.. Leveraged funds are simply a packaged, and often much more liquid way to do the same. All this regulation will do is boost the profits of FCMs and increase transactions costs for individual investors. Is that the intent? Leveraged funds are a way for us as individual investors to hedge our bond and stock portfolios without committing a lot of capital. This is particularly relevant today as Central Banks are in the middle of a tightening cycle.
Ashwin Vasan Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
This proposal makes no sense. We understand the risks of owning these securities. The leverage per se is not a distinguishing feature. Individual investors own leveraged securities all the time. We buy futures, options etc.. Leveraged funds are simply a packaged, and often much more liquid way to do the same. All this regulation will do is boost the profits of FCMs and increase transactions costs for individual investors. Is that the intent? Leveraged funds are a way for us as individual investors to hedge our bond and stock portfolios without committing a lot of capital. This is particularly relevant today as Central Banks are in the middle of a tightening cycle.