It is not the role of regulators to allow what investors can or should invest in. Regulators should however look at conflicts of interest, such as congressmen and women trading individual stocks. Dont limit the options of everyday investors who are already at a disadvantage. Regulate the advantaged (make hedge funds report more information, ban individual stock trades for congress, etc.) and
I do not believe that there should be any special regulations for individuals purchasing a crypto currency, security, etf or fund. If you are to impose special restrictions or require special knowledge for crypto how is that different from an individual purchasing a stock in a company they know nothing about or a mutual fund where they dont know what stocks are in the fund. I repeat I am very
Im not certain about the rationale behind your proposed limitation of trading leveraged exchange traded funds.
People can open options accounts and lose money very quickly. And these accounts exemplify confusion. Condors, straddles, bow ties, synthetic buys, etc.
People can open futures account and lose money very quickly.
People can open Forex accounts and lose money extremely quickly.
People
The proposed rule would be a huge misstep. Investing strategies which use leverage, especially leveraged exchange-traded funds should not be restricted to the rich, they should be available for every investor. Decades of investment research show that maximizing the efficient frontier using a diversified portfolio, such as stocks and bond funds, and applying leverage is superior to individually
I want the right to invest in Bitcoin. Be it an ETF, Digecoin, or any type of digital currency. Public has allowed me to invest on my terms. I understand the risk involved with buying any stock be it cryptocurrency, blue chip, mutual fund, or bond. Putting restrictions on my account is another layer of beurucacy. If I had wanted to spend hours on paperwork and federal and state forms, I would
Regulating the stocks and investments the average American can invest in is the most asinine ideas I have ever heard. The fact that in order to trade a "complex product" I would need to take test and read certain materials, be wealthy, and get special approval from a broker is the worst form of gatekeeping. Not only would you be stopping a large amount of people from investing in
This REEKS of corruption by the FINRA!!! There is no one out there that FULLY understands every aspect of the stock market, Doctorates (multiple) or none. The market is simple principals that work either on an ETF or common stock. There is not a single stock that is 100% guaranteed to make a profit, some are much more riskier than others. The FINRA should not be Wall Street’s thug enforcer, but
I am not in favor of limiting investor choice when it comes to these types of funds, which allow investors an element of diversification with reduced committment of funds, which is especially useful given the high degree of correlation of all common stocks and bonds in the current Fed-related stock market correction. It may allow investors the ability to confiently hold core portfolios long term
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to repeal NASD Rule 3110(b)(1), Rule 3210, Rule 3370(b) and Rule 11830 in light of the requirements of the SEC’s new short sale regulation, Regulation SHO under the Act. The SEC has indicated that it expects that Reg SHO provisions will supplant existing overlapping self-regulatory organization (SRO) rules.
The Senior Investors and Trusted Contact Persons topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
