Please do not restrict my rights to choose what I invest in. Any publicly traded stock should be just that. Public. If I want to buy it I should not have to pass any kind of test. I am just as smart as any regulator and am able to make my own investing decisions.
There are plenty of warnings regarding the use of leverage with stock market investing. As a manager and individual investor, the disclosure and disclaimer hoops are already plentiful. This issue is less significant than the investor confusion created by dual licensing of brokers as RIA reps and Series 7 agents. The BIC rules didn't reduce the confusion.
I am opposed to adoption of Rule #22-08. I am not a big time investor, but I invest consistently and I think wisely using Proshares leveraged ETFs among others. I understand the long term risk of investing in these ETFs and usually do so for the very short term, I believe my participation makes for a more liquid market which I believe is the reason this country operates a capitalistic system, In
Im writing to provide strong rebuke of FINRAs Regulatory Notice 22-08 and its attempt to limit investors/traders (I/Ts). What FINRA is proposing is tantamount to treating I/Ts like immature children. Its highly evident in the statement FINRA released: However, important regulatory concerns arise when investors trade complex products without understanding their unique characteristics and risks.
Do you remember the tax act of 1986, it took back what was granted to investors in the 1981 tax act and slammed the entire economy into reverse for about five years. This is the same kind of action.
I would not use inverse ETFs, or short market.
I keep the exposure as s small portion of an overall portfolio, and have a large cash balance. So, using these, I can keep cash % larger.
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Please do not restrict my usage of specialized market products. I use leveraged products to reduce the risks of my family's investments in many other securities. In times of war, such as now, and high market volatility, such as now, and high inflation, such as now, and irregular FED activity, such as now, I need these leveraged products to secure the future of my family. I am just an
With the advancements of the blockchain technology, public traded companies should have EACH and every share accounted for. They should be treated as unique financial instruments and should not be abused by being cloned, synthetically recreated, rehypothicated, naked shorted either alone or any combination of these. This should at the very least be considered fraud, at most financial terrorism in
The limitation on the ability for the individual investor to invest in inverse and leveraged investments is asinine. I may not be a CFA nor have FINRA series licenses, but am smart enough to know "I think this sector is going to go down, and I don't want to become a short seller, so investing in this ETF that is inverse allows me the freedom to invest in something I believe in
I invest and trade in my Roth IRA account. The IRS prohibits any short positions in an IRA thus eliminating any opportunity of arbitrage except by using inverse mutual funds. Prohibiting investment in leveraged or inverse funds would cause investors like me great harm. I believe that I understand them well enough to avoid common pitfalls. In years past I held Series 6, 7 and 24 licenses and for a
Retail Investors in the U.S and around the world are becoming more aware of how the financial industry works. Regulatory notice 21-19 is critical restoration of trust/confidence and stability in the U.S. markets. All regulation changes regarding SI be effective immediately in all circumstance: short position, synthetic or otherwise. The cost of operations needed for applicable market members to