As a retail investor i’m strongly in favour if these changes to the gathering and publishing of data regarding short positions and the regulation of options based synthetic-share creation. These rules are a strong step forward in protecting the interests of everyday shareholders, those who invest the most, and have the most to lose when abuse, corruption, malfeasance, or negligence are allowed to
ALL investments in the stock market are a GAMBLE. What is the gain?? In truth, all an investor can gain over the long run is an average dividend. Since all investing is a gamble, why target JUST leveraged stocks and funds?? If you want to stop gambling, just close ALL market trading.
Please do not add more hurtles to investing in inverse ETFs and leveraged ETFs.
Ive used several ProShares leveraged inverse/ short ETFs to act as over night insurance for my bond and equity funds, i.e to reduce loss when fear is roiling the markets. I am in my late 50s, I also trade long ETFs where I hold for brief periods to improve my overall return. I consider both long and short, leveraged
As a regular retail investor, my sole activity involves using leveraged and inverse ETFs and ETNs that are designed to track volatility either long or short. I trade and/or hold these products both buying long and selling short, and buy and sell options on them. Taking away my access to these would set to waste the 12+ years I have spent studying and refining my strategies and would completely
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I truly believe there is a place in ones portfolio for leveraged and inverse funds. In fact, if used correctly, the can minimize the risk in a portfolio. I've used inverse funds as a short term hedge during the Covid crash of 2021 and during the recent market correction. By investing 10-20% of my portfolio in these inverse funds, I was able to reduce volatility and manage risk
I strongly feel that American investors such as myself should continue to have the right to invest in leveraged & inverse ETF's if we so choose. To have some regulatory body make that decision for us I feel is un-American, un-called for and unnecessary. I have been investing in leveraged & inverse ETF's since 2013 and I continue to invest in them because of the great
I don't understand why people can be allowed to invest their life savings into a single stock that may crash and go to zero, but leveraged etfs are where we draw the line? People are always going to find a way to be risky in the stock market, leverage is one of the more well thought out ways to do it.
* Dark Pools should be banned , they are being misused against retail by large players * Naked short selling can be address in 21st century by simply adding a unique identifier to each share and can be tracked for short selling. * Rules need to be enforced, cannot just have rules like SSR and nobody follows them, shares actually fall more on days of SSR * Fines should be increased 100X maybe some
There is an obvious lack of regulation when it comes to short positions. The regulation that exists does not offer enough punishment to deter unlawful actions. The threat of jail time would be a much better deterrent for fraudulent activity as compared to fines. Isn't this how it works for everyone, or just the lower classes? There are two currencies; money and time. Criminals can make their
Rule 1. All short sale shall be reported to finra by end of each settlement day. Rule 2. Finra shall make public report the day to day short sale by end of settlement day or the trading week. Rule 3. All unused loaned shares shall be reported to finra by end of settlement day. Rule 4. Finra shall make public the outstanding unused loaned share by end of settlement day of a trading week. Rule 5.
