Comments:I am a long term investor that prefers to use leveraged products to lessen my exposure to individual stocks. The risks have been made very apparent by my broker.
There really needs to be individual markers or identifiers for each stock. This has been ridiculous to watch as there are "sythetic" shares that are causing an impact on the market as a whole.
Please Do Not Pass this legislation restricting our ability to invest in these types of funds and other investments as most of us know what we want when investing in these stocks or funds.
As an American under a government that really doesn't care about their constituents (both Dems and Repubs) and a plummeting stock market, we should be able to protect whatever little we have.
RE: Restrictions on Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
We know that these investment vehicles are legal, so restricting access is basically unethical and corrupt. If these investment vehicles are open to some, then they should be open to all. The proposal includes language about needing to pass a FINRA exam to invest. Scarry Part is the fact that other investment vehicles could become restricted as
SPAC "units" often consist of shares and warrants — or a fraction of a warrant. The terms of these warrants can vary greatly. Be sure you understand the terms of the specific warrants you are considering as well as the risks associated with the offering.
FINRA is a not-for-profit, self-regulatory organization (SRO) dedicated to promoting investor protection and market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. One of FINRA’s tools for achieving this objective is fair and effective enforcement of member firms’ compliance with securities laws and regulations.
FINRA’s highest priority when it identifies misconduct is to seek
With a paternalistic misguided view that you are protecting retail, you are in fact restricting risk management actions that can be taken by retail. And in the middle of a correction! Inverse ETFs are liquid and can be sized appropriately while selling covered calls cannot be. And institutions are allowed to trade options during hours retail is not, further impeding my risk management efforts.
I have a modest net worth and am not an investment professional, but have spent 15 years investing in individual stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. As I have gained experience, my investment thesis has become quite simple: You either believe stocks will go up in the long run, or you believe they will go down in the long run. If you believe the former, then the logical next step is to get as much
The term "complex products" is a mask on an initiative aiming to limit the ability of lower net worth individuals to invest in the same high reward vehicles as their higher net worth counterparts. This regulation is another permutation of limiting access under the guise of limited understanding. Regarding those who actually have a limited understanding, why let them invest in
