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NASD members are invited to vote on proposed amendments to the NASD By-Laws and Rules of Fair Practice, and on proposed new government securities rules designed to permit the NASD to carry out its regulatory responsibilities under the Government Securities Act of 1986
Profund although risky in nature but its price action mirrors with the price of shares it holds. It is not deceptive such as UCO or TVIX. I am investing them in my 401k and never had any issue. I vote against any FINRA restriction or regulations.
I believe it is I alone, and not regulators who should be ablel to choose those public investments which I deem right for me and my family. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks and accept total responsibility for my actions.
I respect the right of regulators to watch out for retail investors, but I do not need you to limit my access to leveraged financial products. Similar to PDT rules, these are impotent and silly regulations. Please reconsider your decision to pursue this course of action.
Reiterating what another commenter said: “ The proposed amendment to FINRA 4560 is a laughable attempt at improving naked short selling internal control measures, actual regulatory action, or really any kind of further obligation on the part of the involved broker-dealers. There have been hundreds if not thousands of regulatory "actions" taken by FINRA related to short sale, and
The proposed amendment to FINRA 4560 is a laughable attempt at improving naked short selling internal control measures, actual regulatory action, or really any kind of further obligation on the part of the involved broker-dealers. There have been hundreds if not thousands of regulatory "actions" taken by FINRA related to short sale, and misreporting/misclassification of shorts. This
The proposed amendment to FINRA 4560 is a laughable attempt at improving naked short selling internal control measures, actual regulatory action, or really any kind of further obligation on the part of the involved broker-dealers. There have been hundreds if not thousands of regulatory "actions" taken by FINRA related to short sale, and misreporting/misclassification of shorts. This
