I am opposed to regulation restricting the access to leveraged and specialty investment products by retail investors. I invest in leveraged, inverse, and commodity funds as they suit my needs. They are important hedges against market movements and inflation. I should not have to jump through hoops to access these products. Prospectuses are there for a reason and it is up to the individual to
We need less regulation, not more. People do not need to be protected from themselves. We know the risks involved.
As an individual investor I consider
leveraged and inverse investment funds very useful to manage risk in my overall investment portfolio. They represent a minority but important percentage of my overall portfolio and are utilized to help offset and mitigate risk in my more Substantial longer term positions on a short term basis, avoiding disruptive transactions in my long term holdings.
I am
I find it interesting that I would be able to invest in cryptocurrency, and all manners of futures but not inverse or leveraged accounts. Is this to keep the small investor from muddying the waters for the hedge funds and the 1%ers. Lets regulate the congress and their families first.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks.
This proposal is a deliberate attempt to take the right away from the small individual investor to have and purchase leveraged and inverse funds in their accounts to take away the small investors slow reaction time (in comparison to Wall Streets fast computers). Small investors don't always have time to react to market dips and crashes. Large firms with computerized buying and selling
Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my
investment strategies. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am
capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me!
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
Hello,
I am writing this comment about the "Regulatory Notice 22-08". In short, this notice pertain to what FINRA considers as a "complex product".
As goes with almost everything the "complexity" is in the eyes of the beholders. What's complex for one might be simple for another. Therefore, I believe, imposing someone's
Having used these products for a very long time, i would make the following observations:
* these instruments fix leverage as opposed to variable leverage provided on margin by brokerages. individual investors are smart enough to adjust their own leverage accordingly.
* the cost of borrowing implicit in leverage funds will often be better than the margin charged to individual investors by their
