I have invested and traded stocks, options, etf's for 20 years and understand the risks involved. I have a high net worth and only risk approximately 5% of my stock portfolio on options and etf's hedges. I have extensive knowledge by reading about various types of investments. This is the U.S. where we should have the right to invest public investments of all kinds if we choose
I oppose this restriction. First, some leveraged ETF like those 3X SP500 index, are actually less volatile than many individual stocks. If we restrict them, does it mean we need to restrict investing in many individual stocks ? Second, for people who would invest in these type of ETF, they will seek other ways to invest with leverage (such as borrowing money) if these ETFs are restricted.
we need leveraged shorts to hedge positions when markets go through major corrections. please do not remove investors ability to protect their capital. thank you----Claude Saks
Average investors should be able to go long or short the market, and should be allowed to control their own financial decisions. The Nanny State should not and does not have this power over the people.
FINRA,
I am opposed to the new regulations further restricting retail investors. As a retail investor it is my responsibility to manage my own risk and be aware of the stocks and securities in which I invest. I am a grown man and do not need you to act as my mother. The risk is my own and your regulations will just make it harder for investors like me to profit off of securities and stocks. So
Ive been well informed by my stock broker with written documents and explanation about the risk of leveraged and inverse funds/ETFs. Therefore, I DO have the knowledge and understanding about the risks/rewards regarding the said funds/ETFs. Thus, I would like the freedom to trade inverse and leveraged ETFs since they enable me the flexibility to profit from both rising or falling or even flat
Brokerage firms are typically paid transaction-based compensation, which means the firm might have an incentive to encourage you to trade often. If you notice a seemingly high level of activity in your brokerage account, this could be a sign of a type of misconduct known as “excessive trading.”
Leave that for investors to decide. I have done 500+ option trades and paying Short term Gains Tax. I keep educating myself by attending webinars and on line courses by OCC etc.
It is simply un-American and wrong to restrict access to certain investment vehicles simply because FINRA has generalized that the average retail investor is incapable of comprehending the products in which they invest in. From someone who has been studying leveraged funds for years now, please do not do this. One could argue that investing in small biotech stocks or "Bottom Fishing"
This is so much of another government over reach. My money is my investment. Any way I chose to invest it. This proposed bill is just about as unconstitutional as it gets! There are many ways to lose money on investments: penny stocks, SPAC's, the general stock market alone, shady brokers/financial advisors running ponzi schemes, and many more ways. Are you going to start putting sanctions
