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Trade Reporting Notice - 8/14/08 - Trade Reporting Frequently Asked Questions
Dear FINRA, My opinion on FINRA's proposed limits is that may restrict my access to leveraged Funds or to disqualify me from trading Those types Funds or other "complex products". If you have a strong understanding of the characteristics and risks of leveraged funds, but I am not a professional. I do understand that their purpose is for short-term active trading, and that they
Comments: I find the recent discussions about leveraged funds silly. It's been discussed in detail on various online forums how leveraged funds are good for short term trading, and are also fine for long term investment *provided* the investor is sufficiently informed about the rules. See, for example, the famous "hedgefundie adventure." Yes, there is volatility drag,
Revision to Net Capital Treatment of Clearing Agreement Penalty Clauses
In the Regulatory Short Takes section of the Spring 2000 Regulatory & Compliance Alert, Volume 14-1, NASD indicated that all or a portion of the amount specified in a clearing agreement as a termination fee would be treated as a charge to the introducing firm's net capital. The Question and Answer included in
Hello, I am an experienced trader and actively utilize leverage ETF's and I am requesting to allow the public continue to utilize these investment strategies. I have gone through training for stock trading and ETF's.
If you want to educate the public add investing to the US education system for high schoolers. They should be receiving education to manage their money and
As a retail investor with over 15 years experience, I would like to urge FINRA to enact, with all haste, any and all new rules or amendments that make the American market more transparent and fair for all investors. For far too long the majority of investors have been in the dark in regards to short interest, robbing us of the ability to make informed decisions while researching and deciding on
I would like Finra to adopt the following measures. 1. Report every time a share is lent and create a tracking system so the same share cannot be lent more than once. 2. Force the RegSho requirements of FTD to attach to the stock/obligation so the T+35 is not reset through measures such as swaps or other derivatives trading. 3. Eliminate Naked Shorting in all circumstances. 4. Adopt fines in
I currently hold a couple leveraged funds and at various times in the past have held inverse funds. I also trade options. I have been trading for nearly 20 years and have a lot of experience. I never get in over my head on high-risk investments. I reserve the right to trade the funds, stocks, bonds and commodities that I deem are in my own best interest.
While the proposed improved regulations / reporting are taking a step in the right direction there needs to be further reporting of data to the public made in as close to real time as possible. As the movement of retail traders being involved in managing their own investments continues to grow, the playing field should be as even as possible for all parties involved. If we are investing with a
