I am firmly against the proposed changes to limit access to and actions on leveraged and inverse funds. For myself and others like me, they are a legitimate, useful, and profitable investing vehicle that form a significant portion of my short term investing strategy. Respectfully, I am asking that you do not over regulate where it is not needed.
Comments: As a tool, in the hands of a competent advisor, a point which cannot be stressed enough, inverse funds can be a value component to the management the risk in a portfolio. For taxable accounts, an inverse can also assist with the management of taxes. For IRAs, where shorting an index is not permitted, an inverse can provide for a closely approximated approach.
Inverse and leveraged funds are a perfectly transparent and clear way for investors to gain advantages over various market conditions without the complexity of option agreements that could expose them to massive risk. Unlike a short option, losses in an inverse fund are limited to the size of the investment, a responsible and conservative path for any investor.
I've been trying to make some extra side money in the stock market for my family for the past year of so. I started out in Robinhood but eventually switched to Fidelity for obvious reasons. What i've learned tho is that my chance at succeeding in the stock market are minimal, regardless of the amount of research i've done, or amount of personal money i've invested. The odds
These regulations would be taking a valuable tool away from investors. They would impinge on our ability to hedge our accounts against loss. We would need to become short sellers, which is much more risky and unavailable in retirement accounts. Your proposed rules would increase market risk.
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Dear FINRA, I am concerned about the potential changes that could affect my ability to purchase leveraged and inverse funds. I am an ardent supporter of the general public having access to the funds without the need to make these purchases though privileged brokers. I am well aware of the limitations and risk involved with these funds. The process that is being considered to make these purchases
Traded securities including leveraged and inverse funds should be open to everyone and not just the rich or the privileged. Their risk is not greater than picking a security that may go down to zero (Kodak, Sears etc.). As a matter of fact, they are safer than single stocks, penny stocks, highly leveraged companies etc. because they represent an investment in an index of multiple companies. Going
The stock market should be open, transparent, and only minimally regulated to prevent predatory or scam-like investments. People should be generally free to invest in whatever they choose whether that be bitcoin, inverse funds, "traditional" funds, individual stocks and bonds etc... etc... Why don't you spend more time investigating, or regulating, why and how nearly
I would like to let FINRA know that I want to maintain my current freedom to invest in public securities of my choosing. I dont want FINRA to change how I invest in ultra, ulteapro and ultra short shares. These are already difficult times for investors please dont make it more difficult for us by causing changes.