As long as its possible to sell a share short - but mark it as long - any additional reporting visibility and / or frequency will be diluted by fraudulent data. The only thing that matters is forcing delivery of securities at settlement. As long as its possible to ftd a security sold and never ever deliver it, while at the same time accepting the money for it - none of the rest of this [REDACTED
This is an overreach by regulatory powers.
As retail participants in the stock market, we are already having to compete with large institutions and automated algorithms.
Having ability to use inverse and leveraged instruments is one of the few ways we can level the playing field.
Please do not make these instruments inaccessible to ordinary people.
Comments: As an active private investor I understand the criticality of having access to inverse and leveraged ETFs. These products enable long term, full cycle investors to take advantage of short-term trends across multiple market segments, providing diversification and risk management of my portfolio. I would hope that FINRA allows for an expansion of these types of investing products in the
Dear FINRA, It has been brought to my attention by my brokerage firm that your regulatory agency is considering stripping me of my right to invest my money as I see fit. I do not believe you should choose what equities or funds in which I can invest or whether or not I take a long or short position in those equities or funds. Furthermore, do not require me to take some course that you develop to
As a retail investor, I am offended that more legislation is being implemented in order to "protect" retail investors who are not smart enough to comprehend products that are offered in the open market. Specifically volatility related products, which are an essential part of hedging for market risk. Why are you attempting to shut retail out of products which we can actually benefit from
I not regulators should be able to pick the investments that are right for me and my investment strategies. This is another regulatory overreach that serves the institutions and not the public, it should never be accepted. I do not need to be patronized by FINRA or any government institution on how I invest. It is those same dumb and shortsighted limitations that are driving social security into
As you prepare to invest, you'll need to assess your net worth. It's not hard: add up what you own and subtract what you owe. Creating a net worth statement, and updating it each year, will help you monitor your financial progress and meet financial goals. It will also enable you to calculate how much you have (or don't have) to invest.
The first step in this process is to
The reporting of "short interest" should be accurate! The everyday, retail investor should have access to ever piece of information the Hedge Funds and Market Makers have. If company is under attack by one of these Hedge Funds, we should be able to obtain real time info we can make educated decisions on where you are putting our money and not get caught holding the back when said
Creating synthetic shares is the same as counterfeiting. Put some teeth in your fines. Rigt now, the fines are so small, it's just a cost of doing business to these big companies. Do better at investigating nakedshorting and up the fines. All shorting, no matter what exchange, should be reported and made public. Get ridof dark pools. And for pete's sake, it's 2021. Why isn't
Short interest, shares on loan, order flow data/routing, and all other information available to institutional investors should be available to other market participants to promote true market equality. The same sentiment holds true for the timeliness in the availability of reporting data. The current market structure fails to protect self-directed investors from market manipulation and fraudulent
