Inverse and leveraged securities are critical to an investor's ability to hedge portfolios and/or have an opportunity to make money in down or volatile markets, such as the one we are in right now. Without these ETFs, the only options we have for hedging are buying puts or short selling, which is infinitely more dangerous to the retail trader than owning an inverse/leveraged fund. By taking
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under paragraph (b) of Rules 6282, 6380A and 6380B, if such exemption is consistent with the
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) has detected an increase in the frequency with which National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms have been soliciting U.K. citizens. In response to this activity, the
Comments: All investing involves risk. Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Commodities, Currencies. Imposing sanctions, regulations on a specific sector or industry that market "complex products" is arbitrary, biased and prejudiced when not imposing the same sanctions, regulations on other risk assets as Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, commodities, etc. Those who market these "
I strongly oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments such as leveraged and inverse funds. I use these funds as a hedge to help diversify and protect my other investments. Im concerned that government intervention in these financial instruments will destroy their ability to provide safety and protection to my investment portfolio.
Investing can be very dangerous. Investing
What makes are American economy and stock market great is the ability to choose how we invest our time, talent, and of course money. For many the idea of growing assets through investments is a beautiful mechanism and the reason we wake up ready for work every morning. I love the financial industry and have worked in it for many years. When working with clients, I always try to follow the rules
I strongly oppose SEC proposed rule #S7-24-15. My wife and I both have most of our life savings invested in IRAs, both traditional and Roth, with Fidelity Investments. A small but significant portion of our portfolio is currently in the ETF BITO. We were forced to use that ETF because we are not permitted by government regulations to directly own Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency in our IRAs, a
We need much stronger regulation, this could be a step in the right direction. Here are some suggestions for that regulation: - Make the time to deliver a share to its buyer legally 3 days. That's right, 3, give them a bit of leeway. - Remove all the extra extensions. Instead, we allow them to roll for another 3 days. They _must_ do this indefinitely, until they locate and deliver the stock
The FINRA Board of Governors will consider the following rulemaking item at its September 2014 meeting. After the September 19 meeting, FINRA will notify firms via email about the Board’s actions on this item and anticipated next steps, if any.
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The Board will consider a proposal to require alternative trading systems (ATSs) to provide FINRA
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently advised the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) that a potentially large number of cancelled registered corporate bond
