I am an active individual investor, investing my funds in both IRAs and taxable accounts with Charles Schwab brokerage. I use 2X and 3X leveraged ETFs with some frequency to increase the return in both types of accounts. Less frequently, but periodically, I use an inverse fund to effectively short the market when it is in a downdraft phase. I use SH and DUST. Both leveraged and inverse ETFs are useful to me in trading, but they are not dominant in my portfolio. 90% of my investments are in normal 1X long ETFs or individual stocks. So, I do not have undue exposure to the leveraged or inverse products. Please DO NOT REMOVE our ability as individual investors or traders to use these quite useful products.
Randall Stone Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
I am an active individual investor, investing my funds in both IRAs and taxable accounts with Charles Schwab brokerage. I use 2X and 3X leveraged ETFs with some frequency to increase the return in both types of accounts. Less frequently, but periodically, I use an inverse fund to effectively short the market when it is in a downdraft phase. I use SH and DUST. Both leveraged and inverse ETFs are useful to me in trading, but they are not dominant in my portfolio. 90% of my investments are in normal 1X long ETFs or individual stocks. So, I do not have undue exposure to the leveraged or inverse products. Please DO NOT REMOVE our ability as individual investors or traders to use these quite useful products.