I use funds like FAZ, SDS, and SQQQ as portfolio insurance to mitigate the wild market gyrations we have witnessed in 2008/2009, 2020, and even right now(?). Using funds like these I can achieve strong upsides in a down market while my losses are limited to what I have invested. Instead, regulate the program selling, the short selling, the futures market where I could lose far more than my
Hello, I have been investing in leveraged inverse funds for as long as they have been around. I fully understand the risks and use them only as very short term hedges. They have been a very important tool in enabling me to dampen volatility of my returns over the years, and as a result I have achieved a very respectable Sharpe ratio.
Please do not make me jump through hoops to use them.
Thanks
Comments: As a Financial advisor and investor of 32+ years, I strongly believe having the ability to purchase 1x inverse ETF's is a valuable short term hedging tool. I am not a fan of the leveraged ETF's as they can create a lot of damage if used improperly. Also the tracking error over time is very problematic. With that said, knowledgeable investors should have access to
Preventing average retail investors like myself from leverge and inverse equities causes both great harm and disadvantage. Prevent the smaller players in the market from maximizing profits and hedging to balance out losses. Doing so would force greater risk trades by leaving investors such as myself with dangerous decisions such as shorting equities which can easily cause greater losses than
Investing in real estate can be a good way to diversify your assets. But if you don’t want the responsibilities that come with ownership, real estate investment trusts (REITS) and other products can provide exposure to real estate without requiring you to actually buy or sell property.
How much money is the average American losing each year on "sports betting?" How many jobs does that money flow produce each year? Wouldn't that money be better utilized as an investment in the stock market? Doesn't retail investing produce more jobs? If you agree with the simple premise that a $1 invested in the market is better for America than $1 gambled on sports betting
As a small individual investor I frequently use leveraged and/or inverse funds. I have for years and am aware of the additional risk involved in using such investment vehicles. Usually I use these funds to take advantage of short term market trends. To suggest that some special knowledge, other than reading the prospectus, is absurd. And implementing a net worth requirement will ultimately
For 10 years, I have held ProShares Ultra-pro short and Pro-short Funds. If you disallow investors from buying these funds, the value of these funds will evaporate since very few will be buying them. So I won't be able to sell them. I will lose everything. I appreciate your intentions and agree with them to some extent, but a sudden drastic refusal to let them be traded will severly
I understand the leveraged and inverse investments that I choose to invest in. These ETFs make it possible for the little guy to avail themselves of investing strategies that would otherwise only be available to privileged individuals with resources I can only dream of. Recently I have been able to take advantage of rising interest rates through the use of treasury short ETFs. It's
Please allow qualified investors to invest in the manner they see fit.
Stop babysitting adults and let each person be responsible for their actions.
Too many rules!
One thing you can do is to not allow people to short equities unless there is an uptick.
Some genius killed that rule, creating a lot of havoc in the market.
Take care of things that helps the market be stable, not blocking people
