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I would urge you not to place any new restrictions on leveraged ETF products. I am a retail investor and am interested in investing in these products for a small part of my portfolio as part of a high risk / high reward investment. Leveraged strategies have been used by large institutional and high net worth investors for some time and leveraged ETFs democratize access to them. It isn't
Dear Sirs- I have been successfully using leveraged ETF's that follow a multiple of either the S&P500, The Dow, and the NASDQ to bolster my investment portfolio, together with bell shaped conservative funds, using a diversified mix of funds. I am an aggressive investor. I have had success with a 10 or 15% mix of 2x and 3x bull market etf's. I have found the S&
Dear FINRA, My name is Joshua Barnes, I live in Midland Texas with my wife & daughter. Im a part time retail trader, currently working full time in the energy field, with hopes of self retirement within 15 years. Part of my retirement plan consists of trading all kinds of revenue vehicles, i.e., common stocks, ETFs, stock options, leveraged ETF/ETN, etc. For what its worth, I do recognize
I as an American citizen should have the right to invest in anything that I wish. I've allredy started investing in regulation A+ stocks because of the reforms that were made.its not right to take this opportunity from regular and poor people because we are regular and poor. such regulations would only serve to keep us regular and poor. this isn't right and must be stopped. thank you.
These types of funds are a very important part of my investment portfolio. While they do not make up the majority of my investments, they allow me to choose exactly how much equity risk I expose myself to. In addition, these funds are often safer long term investments than individual stocks. I implore you to maintain the American freedom to invest in the ways we think are best.
I am absolutely apposed to the limitations on my investment. I should have the right to choose to invest whether in inverse stocks or not, instead of the regulators attempting to create a stronghold and strongarm to force citizens to do what they want.
We are in a free and democratic republic, and I refute the Marxist, communities agenda, and say NO to their attempt to give the rich more leverage
Leveraged index ETFs such as QLD and QID are an important part of my portfolio. Unlike regular stocks, one has to only track market level for buying and selling these funds and therefore do not need a lot of analysis before investing in them in order to achieve enhanced returns. I believe they should be freely available for trading to the investing public without unnecessary regulations. Thank
I do not support this regulation. I trade stocks for a living and these vehicles are vital to my ability to make a living. Regulations restricting leveraged and inverse funds are onerous and unnecessary. There are more than enough disclosures required by brokers that can inform the retail investor. These actions will only enrich an already highly-profitable financial industry through the forced
