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Options Position and Exercise Limits
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A retail investor such as myself require access to these types of investments to hedge against risk. During the 2022 downturn they have protected me to successfully hedge my accounts. To test knowledge or require accredited investor status reduces liquidity and advances the disparity between economic classes.
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Executive Summary
On January 11, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2860(b)(3)(A), tripling the position limits on standardized (exchange-traded) equity options to make them equivalent to the limits on conventional (over-the-counter) equity options overlying the same security. These amendments
You would be limiting peoples ability to hedge long only investments (bonds & stocks).
Creates over inflated valuations if you limit us to long only investing.
For those of us who have inverse or leveraged ETFs, will you force us out of them, & if so, that would likely force us to unwind at levels we do not wish too.
Think back to when they halted trading in the short vix
I have been trading in Leveraged and Inverse ETFs (TQQQ, SQQQ, and similar instruments for DOW and S&P500) for over 3 years. I use these instruments as part of my overall investment strategy to hedge and smooth my investment returns, but they only represent a small fraction (1-2%) of my total portfolio. I do not believe that any special knowledge is required to buy/sell these
