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On June 1, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Part II, Section 1(c) of Schedule D to the NASD By-Laws and Section 11 of the NASD's Uniform Practice Code.1 The amendments require that for a domestic security2 to be
FINRA Adopts Amendments Relating to Regulation NMS Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6121.02 (Market-wide Circuit Breakers in NMS Stocks) concerning the resumption of trading following a Level 3 market-wide circuit breaker halt.
Im writing to provide strong rebuke of FINRAs Regulatory Notice 22-08 and its attempt to limit investors/traders (I/Ts). What FINRA is proposing is tantamount to treating I/Ts like immature children. Its highly evident in the statement FINRA released: However, important regulatory concerns arise when investors trade complex products without understanding their unique characteristics and risks.
INFORMATIONALAmendments to NASD Rule 3370, Affirmative Determination RequirementsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsNASD Rule 3370Short Sale Orders Executive SummaryNASD is delaying the effective date of amendments to Rule 3370 (Prompt Receipt and Delivery of Securities—the "Affirmative Determination" Rule)
With a paternalistic misguided view that you are protecting retail, you are in fact restricting risk management actions that can be taken by retail. And in the middle of a correction! Inverse ETFs are liquid and can be sized appropriately while selling covered calls cannot be. And institutions are allowed to trade options during hours retail is not, further impeding my risk management efforts.
I have a modest net worth and am not an investment professional, but have spent 15 years investing in individual stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. As I have gained experience, my investment thesis has become quite simple: You either believe stocks will go up in the long run, or you believe they will go down in the long run. If you believe the former, then the logical next step is to get as much
The term "complex products" is a mask on an initiative aiming to limit the ability of lower net worth individuals to invest in the same high reward vehicles as their higher net worth counterparts. This regulation is another permutation of limiting access under the guise of limited understanding. Regarding those who actually have a limited understanding, why let them invest in
I am opposed to the proposed regulations by FINRA regarding investing in leveraged and inverse ETF's. These ETF's allow me to invest during advancing and declining periods of the stock market. I do not appreciate regulators putting any restraints on my ability to do that. There are risks in any kind of investment and it is up to me to decide what risks I intend to take.
This is a outrageous and outright ridiculous proposal. There is no such thing as something being too complex for the ordinary trader. Especially nowadays with the internet and research materials available to everyone. You all just don't want the lower or middle class to be able to participate in the stock market. This is America and we are all free to invest in whatever we like with our
