As prepared for deliveryToday’s conversation on disrupting the cycle of financial fraud is important and timely—and we are grateful to have been able to convene such a distinguished group of regulators, policymakers, academics, law enforcement agencies, advocacy groups and financial firms here today. You all play a vital role in protecting investors, advocating for victims and working to stop
Leveraged and inverse options should be maintained. They are like any investment product, and all licensed brokers or adviser make clients aware of the volatility decay associated with them. There are currently requirements for different levels of option investing, and a similar clearance could be required for those who invest in leveraged equities.
If you wish to remove risk from the market,
Regulating what I choose to invest in is not the choice of the government or it's regulators. I completely understand the risk of the investments I choose to invest in for my continued growth and wealth in the markets. Public investments should be available to all of the public not just the privileged few. Going through a special process and testing in order to freely invest into the
Hello, I am writing to oppose restrictions on leveraged index funds. I invest in leveraged index funds. I know that leverage entails greater risk. However, I feel that it is important for investors like me to be able to make our own decisions regarding these instruments. Personally, I look at the past performance of the fund and the index before making my decision. I also consider my own risk
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The second session of the 102nd Congress, which adjourned on October 9, 1992, passed only one major bill of direct interest to the securities industry, the Futures Trading Practices Act. Other proposed
Stop charging small fines to hedge funds manipulating the stock market. They break the federal laws, knowing that you, FINRA, SEC and DTCC will just give them a pat-on-the-back. All of the recent actions we've seen you, FINRA, the SEC and DTCC taken as of recent points to collusion with Market Makers, and hedge funds. It's the very reason why the children of the FBI and CIA have
SummaryFINRA, as a self-regulatory organization, is informed by and benefits from the expertise of industry and other stakeholders. As such, FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection. The purpose
Dear Regulators,
We, the underprivileged American public, declare and state that our lives and the lives of our heirs are not yours to play with, so BACK OFF...
How dare you insist that we the, American public, should go through any type of testing before being able to invest in any public securities. It has been proven throughout history that the ability to invest belongs to everyone, not just
Comments: The idea that leveraged products are more complex than the operations of other fund types seems absurd. Investments of any sort require an understanding of the operations of the fund and this is in no way limited to leveraged and inverse products.
Individuals choosing to invest need to be able to decide which investments are right for themselves and their family. Undue restrictions to
Limited use of leveraged and leveraged inverse ETFs serve an important part of our family's investment portfolio; the risks associated with these products -- the impact of volatility on returns, tracking errors associated with holding leveraged ETPs longer than 1 day, etc. are *very* clearly spelled out in each ETP's prospectus, with most going so far as to provide tables to
