While I understand that this RFC is for members to provide feedback, I would like to provide some general comments as an individual investor who makes extensive use of geared ETFs. Accordingly, most of my comments are "geared" towards them (sorry, had to!). For your consideration:
1. There is no relationship or similarity between the various products outlined in this RFC.
Public GovernorFormer Director, SEC Division of TradingGovernor Since 2025Committees: Executive Committee, Regulatory Policy CommitteeProfessional ExperiencePrincipal, Gaillard Group LLC (2022 – Present)Managing Director and General Counsel, Citadel Securities (2017 – 2022)Director, Division of Trading & Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2014 – 2017)Partner,
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TDDS 2.1 will be the first FINRA data product to use
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