Leveraged index funds are similar to buying individual stock in terms of risk. If leveraged index funds are taken away, then investing in individual stocks should be as well. Members of the public do not have to go through any special procedures to buy publicly traded stock, nor should they have to for leveraged index funds.
We as retail investors need to know what is going on in the dark pool. Also, we need to know which institute has what short and the action they took can cause the short effect.
Request a fair level playing friend as a retail investor. Short sale reporting should not be so secretive or delayed amd take weeks to see the reports. Short sale rules must change.
Application of Rules 3030 and 3040 to receipt of "wrap fees" by registered representative/investment adviser who recommends clients invest in asset allocation program managed and traded by unrelated money manager.
All short positions data should be released DAILY. THE SEC SHOULD ENFORCE THEIR ALREADY ESTABLISHED LAWS INSTEAD OF FORCING US TO HIRE LAWYERS TO GO AFTER HEDGEFUNDS THAT TRADE SHARES IN DARK POOLS. THE AMOUNT OF MARKET MANIPULATION THAT OCCURS DAILY WITH ONLY A SLAP ON THE HAND IS RIDICULOUS! MAYBE START ENFORCING MARGIN CALLS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CITADEL'S FINANCIALS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE
As a small retail investor it is obvious that shorting has become a way to rig the game against the retail investor and against companies vying for survival. This practice of shorting and the illegal practice of naked short selling makes our financial system look like a stool with three legs…. Not very stable. If we don’t fix the glaring problems in this system where the scale is so clearly
I t hink the current vagueries of the short market are an absolute disaster. We need precision and accuracy to determine reasonable market moves- something in this "self-regulating" market, we simply dont have. Too many companies fail to disclose or accurately disclose their short positions, and simply pay the fine later after theyve made their money on the backs of those who couldnt
Short interest reporting needs to be far more robust than is currently required. Self reporting of short positions, with the history being what it is, is a dangerous powder keg with huge ramifications for peoples' livelihoods. We need a sytem of checks and balances and to not rely on self reporting from parties who have shown a complete disregard for the rules time and time again. It's
I am not understanding why you should restrict these funds from the public. We should have the same freedom to invest in any Funds that are available to big banks and Wall Street.
It seems things change when the market is going down. But not when its going up.
A lot of 3 x leveraged and inverse stocks have been dropped down to 1.5 and 2 X
Worse is the big drops down for no reason and the reverse
It's not fair. I, as a retail investor, am scared to put money in the market. Fear of the big corrupt organizations like Citadel are probably why people are putting more money into homes and things. All of my friends don't trust the market either. We've all been hurt. The only way to not get hurt is to buy something you trust and leave it long term. These short sellers manipulate
