GUIDANCE
Options Position and Exercise Limits
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Options
Senior management
Trading
Training
Exercise Limits
Options
Position Limits
Rule 2860
Executive Summary
On August 10, 2006, NASD filed for immediate effectiveness with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amendments to Rule 2860 extending until
You not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. It is very important that you express your views in your own wordsyour comments are more likely to be taken seriously by FINRA if they reflect your own experience and perspective. Not only do you have the
I strongly oppose restrictions to my right to invest in public securities, specifically leveraged and inverse funds. Taking away retail investor rights and limiting access to these funds by imposing special processes or limitations only serves to further widen the gap between wealthy individuals and the average hard-working American public. These funds allow retail investors to hedge investments
GUIDANCE
Options Position and Exercise Limits
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Options
Senior management
Trading
Training
Exercise Limits
Options
Position Limits
Rule 2860
Executive Summary
On February 16, 2006, NASD filed for immediate effectiveness with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amendments to Rule 2860 extending until
I am an individual investor. I believe that I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. Certainly I understand
This proposed legislation makes no sense to me. Every investment caries risk. In fact, most stocks are a poor investment choice. Right now even the PURCHASE OF A HOME is probably a terrible investment choice. Nevertheless, as a citizen I am under the impression that it is still my right to make my own choices regarding how I invest my money.
I think it is absurd to presume that only a "
I am a retired insurance business owner and am solely responsible for investing and trading my retirement funds. I use Inverse and Leveraged funds to hedge my portfolio insurance to protect, preserve and grow my portfolio. As a small investor it is vital for me to have use of these tools to use as I see fit without interference from any other authority(s). I know my personal situation, my
As is often the case in government policy, the motivations of this seem good. However, limiting investments until someone has a liquid net worth of 1M or other limit has proven suboptimal. These specialized products are risk management tools - perhaps used to hedge a portfolio without selling and realizing gains, or taking advantage of markets that would otherwise be unavailable without a large
I think the proposed regulations violate my freedom to use my own funds to invest whatever public securities I want to invest in. I am perfectly capable to understand and assume the risks inherent in any kind of public security I choose to buy when I choose to buy or sell it.
I am a long term investor and in times of extreme volatility it is important for me to have inverse funds readily
