Stop underestimating the common investor. Using leverage is the only way to truly diversify without severely underperforming stocks.
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Dear Sir or Madam
I have responsibly used leveraged and inverse funds for > 5 years. I know exactly what they are and how they function. I strongly resist having to go through any special process, test, special limitations or any restrictions on my ability to purchase, sell short or otherwise trade these securities.
Apply the rules fairly. If you restrict leveraged and inverse funds apply them to ALL such funds, including bitcoin and other crypto.
If you raise the bar, inverse and leveraged do not need the same high bar as illiquid and opaque investments. The bar should be far short of those for accredited investors.
Hello
Everyone should have access to these products. If there's concerns about ignorance using them properly then make a short youtube video required to buy them.
They are useful instruments during volatility and should be embraced, not shunned.
Investors can make their own decisions. Keep Big government out of it.
What you should be more concerned about are meme stocks. Direxion and Proshares are good defined risk products.
I use leveraged and inverse ETFs as short term investments and its important to allow retail investors the same flexibility to trade in rising and falling markets as hedge funds. I understand the risk/reward profile of these and would be devastated if the option were taken away from me just because Im a retail investor.
Having dark pools that trade off market it’s just for manipulation and having platforms like citidel connect that doesn’t even report to you is insane. Auditing these market makers to see how many naked shorts they hold should be a top priority.
There is blatant manipulation of prices in dark pools. There is no reason for any off market trading. market makers should not have the option to create shares. people working for the regulator should not work for the company they are regulating. naked shorts are illegal. Ask the SEC to actually work?
Investments are risky business, so the investors must face it or they should leave this field. In this regard, investors should know best how to take care of themselves. In the proposal, the complex products and options are defined more riskier, no matter what which I can’t agree for two reasons.
The first, when talking investment risk, we need to have a benchmark. In equity market which is the
