I am writing to oppose restrictions on leveraged and inverse funds. Both of those funds allow investors to engage in investment strategies that is already allowed in an efficient manner. For example, Regulation T margin and portfolio margin offered by brokers already allows significant leverage and an inverse fund could be implemented by shorting the underlying security. What both leveraged
1. All short sales must be reported to FINRA by the end of each settlement day and made public by the beginning of the next settlement day. - FINRA must automatically pull the information by market close electronically (i.e. NO self-reporting) 2. All unused loaned shares must be reported to FINRA by end of settlement day and made public by the beginning of the next settlement day - FINRA must
For a market to be free and fair all information on a tradeable asset must be disclosed. These updated rules protect all parties but particularly retail investors like myself who do not have access to the same data set as large firms. I support these rule changes, a more transparent market would benefit current investors and protect the confidence of future investors in the US stock market.
As an investor I oppose restrictions on usage of publicly traded leveraged and inverse ETFs. I use them in limited quantities when I see an opportunity to boost my returns in the short term. I do understand the heightened risks these instruments carry, and I take full responsibility for possible losses that I may incur when using these types of ETFs. Leveraged and inverse ETFs are important tools
I have been using index Inverse Leveraged ETFs (I-LETFs) as a portfolio hedge, given that my single stock positions can be volatile, and that my portfolio is not correlated with the indices I inverse.
I use I-LETFs in my active trading account, not in my long term investment account.
The I-LETFs are usually under 10% of my portfolio--I rebalance my I-LETF exposure almost daily, to counteract the
I believe that most people who do choose to invest in these funds are aware of the risks and do their own homework before they start investing. While I do believe that offering education on the risks, as well as risk mitigation strategies, would be beneficial for traders, I do not believe that extra layers of bureaucracy and testing will create better or safer traders, and will simply reduce the
Every share should be tracked with a unique identifier. Every share with a unique identifier should only be allowed to lent out once. Every order should be delivered T+2 or fails mean 10x cost penalty. Every short position should be updated with FINRA daily. All retail but and sell orders should be done in a "lit" market - not retail order should be allowed to be packaged up with other
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Reporting of Customer Complaints Relating to Auction Rate Securities; Effective Date: April 1, 2008
1.Leveraged and inverse funds help common investors like an insurance by hedging, so it protects the investment made in the stocks.
2.Restrictions will limit number of investors and thus liquidity.
3. If liquidity/availability less - then brokerage fees will increase.
4.Common investors are aware about the leveraged investments.
5.If investors give details about bank balance, net worth details, a
