It is highly discriminatory toward small investors like myself to limit our ability to invest in inverse and leveraged etfs. Small investors dont have the resources to short stocks and employ margin accounts to enhance their gains the way professionals do. An inverse etf allows you to hedge your portfolio during rising interest rates. If an etf goes against you all you need to do to protect
I would just like to add to the regulators that if I'd known how many trillions of dollars the Fed was pumping into the stock market in 2009, 2010, 2011, etc., there is no way I would have been short 3x's if it was public. It was not public and that's a betrayal of the public trust. You are at fault for not making that corporate welfare policy public. You should be prosecuted for
Hello,
Everyone should be free to invest and take risks. I'm all for full disclosure. For example, disclose Point by point:
1, These are high risk investments.
2. The stock market goes up most of the time. Betting against it is risky.
3. They (some) lose value if held overnight.
I have made over 25% this year using these type of funds and wish to be able to continue. I own a
My money my investments Just because those in congress invest and want you to limit it and Bill Gates shorted Tesla stock owners not once but twice and so now Jeff Bezos is trying to make Tesla go under whom would you rather do business with those who tell you to limit us LIke Pelosi and her squad and Sen Schumer whom is Amy Schumer's 8th cousin or us truth that is all I got to say I will
I strongly oppose any limitations that may be placed on investors who want to participate in short funds or leveraged funds. I have been investing in the stock market since 1993 and fully understand the risks inherent in these types of funds. When used properly to hedge a portfolio they can be very important. I strongly suspect that rules like this one being proposed will end up hurting the
The Neutral Corner - Volume 3—2022
Thank you for considering these changes and taking an interest in retail investor opinions about them. I will keep it brief. First, it is no secret that stock shorting has become a practice that works in a way that is predatory to American businesses. Second, with decades of deregulation within financial markets the people who do engage in the more predatory forms of shorting have used antiquated
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