leverages and short ets serve the small investor as a useful abd efficient tool to hedge risks. these options were not available until the advent of etfs. the rights of the small investor to benefit from these tools needs to be preserved.
I need to be able to buy or sell leveraged and inverse funds. It is a great way of preserving my capital investments during wild market swings. For instance, VIX Market Volatility Index is tracked by several different funds and helped me preserve the capital in my IRA during the latest increase from 4/20/22-5/06/22, offsetting my stock and ETF losses during that time. I was then able to
Thank you for taking time to read my comment. My biggest concern with this is what's next? The volatility of these products can be large, but there are plenty of very high volume company stocks with even more volatility then these 3x ETFs.
Compare UPRO with GME, AMC, SNDL, even TSLA. I would be at a loss to understand why I would be limited to trade UPRO but still be able to AMC, GME and
I have been doing my own investing for over fifty years, and for much of that time was frustrated by the restrictions placed on my retirement savings, especially the inability to buy individual stocks rather than mutual funds. Having finally escaped those regulations after retirement I do not want to be told that I am not sophisticated enough to use mutual funds and etf's if they are '
This year, as as well as the year 2001, have shown us that stocks (primarily tech heavy stocks) can be hit especially hard with losses. Therefore, everyone who invests should be aware that huge losses can occur and it should be considered a gamble. This is especially true for leveraged and inverse funds. But for the person that has a disciplined approach, large gains can also be achieved. If in
• Extended Hours Trading Risk Disclosure—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Anti-Intimidation/Coordination—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Backing Away
• Best Execution—Failure to Comply With Requirements for Best Execution
• ECN Display Rule—Failure to Comply
I 100% support broader and more detailed reporting on short sales. This information would lead to a fairer market through transparency and allow all parties to better understand the marketplace.
"Proprietary" long positions should be reported should they contain previous short interest despite a strategy change. As long as it's "guaranteed hedged" it's ok? Peak clown market.
I'm with passing this rule to improve the transparency of the stock market.
Rule 1. All short sale shall be reported to finra by end of each settlement day. Rule 2. Finra shall make public report the day to day short sale by end of settlement day or the trading week. Rule 3. All unused loaned shares shall be reported to finra by end of settlement day. Rule 4. Finra shall make public the outstanding unused loaned share by end of settlement day of a trading week. Rule 5.
