I am not a major investor but have some funds that I actively manage which I am hoping to use for my kids college fund. I need the flexibility to decide if I want to be long, short, leveraged or not on my positions. I am not a high new worth individual or professional investor but I understand the risks I take in going short on a position or having a leveraged position. Largely these positions
I think individual investors are severely disadvantaged when compared to other market participants when it comes to the issue of access to information. We desperately need more transparency surrounding short selling. I urge you to implement requirements for more frequent reporting of short positions. Anything you can do to get more data in the hands of the public is a step in the right direction.
I M P O R T A N T
Officers * Partners * Proprietors
TO: All NASD Members
On April 12, 1984, the SEC issued Release No. 34-20853 requesting public comments on the NASDAQ Options Program. The text of this release, together with a document which provides an overview of the NASDAQ Options Program and a fact sheet highlighting major features of the program, are enclosed with this notice.
The
What is going on in the market today with short selling is absolute market manipulation. How are traders allowed to operate on dark poles? How are they able to short shares that not only do they not home, but often times don’t even exist? The market needs to be a level playing field for both institutional traders and retail traders alike. The SEC Needs to take action against illegal activity!
First let me say that I am a Roosevelt supporter (Teddy and FDR), not anti-government.
I have traded ProFunds, which offers shorts and leverage, for about ten years. ProFunds is my favorite fund family.
I do not have an advisor or broker, and I never have or will. Common knowledge is that advisors underperform markets by the amount of their fees.
What regulators should do, if our bribed
Short selling is illegal. Whether large market makers and subsidiaries are in litigation or not the regulatory bodies have a duty to enforce appropriate corrections for an inherently manipulated market. Short interest position reporting should be instant IF even allowed which it shouldn’t be. All the regulatory bodies keep trying to distract the public by asking questions and posting on social
Dear Sirs: I am writing to express my opinion that existing investor access to leveraged ETFs should be maintained. These investments are straightforward (leverage 1X, 2X, 3X, etc.) and every investor must understand that risk is inherent with these investments. As with any other investment. I consider leveraged ETFs to be much less risky than US traded Chinese stocks. The Chinese Variable
Short positions should be reported daily. FTD data reported daily. No more hiding behind walls of lag time. Reporting needs to be mandatory and verifiable, not merely self-reported. Punishments for non-compliance or falsification need to be much more severe and timely. Short reporting needs to also include the level of options sales that are naked. Naked Options produce synthetic shares and
I oppose any restrictions on the ability to freely trade any public commodity. I oppose any trade restriction on any commodity simply because they are leveraged, or reverse leveraged. I trade in these stocks almost daily and they make up a significant portion of my portfolio. A private investor should not have to jump through bureaucratic hoops in order to freely exercise their right to
We should have a free choice to invest inside a regulated universe. A basket of leveraged fund is not different than a stock with high beta as both could react to volatile market conditions. Oftentimes, it is better due to some diversification benefits which is not available on a stock , which are spurred by speculative positions. Inverse leverage funds offer cheaper alternative than options to
