The ability to purchase inverse ETF's is necessary to obtain gains when the stock market goes down. Let me decide which investments are best for me.
Please let investors invest freely. Take risks and rewards on their own judgment. Financial markets should be open to all participants.
It's absolutely absurd to consider inverse or leveraged funds as "complex products". The absolute maximum restrictions that should be similar to having to apply for options approval. Every broker I have used to invest in these types of funds does an excellent job explaining the risks. Imposing regulations would over-complicate it.
I have routinely used leveraged and inverse ETF's for years both to enhance returns as well as to hedge my portfolio. To restrict their use to a select few is a huge unnecessary government over-reach. The use of leverage and inverse ETFs do not require any "education" or "test". You should look at retail use of options and futures before you look at ETFs.
I need to be able to choose public investments. Stop this unfair rule change. I do not need to go through any test before I can invest.
Please do not enforce these regulatory rules for investing. I myself am in a situation where investments do help me but I do not have large funds. I think everyone should have the right to do what they want with their money without having to jump through hoops to do it.
Please do NOT restrict my ability to trade leveraged and/or inverse funds. Inverse funds, particularly, are a way for small investors to protect themselves against market declines. Most of us can't afford to short stocks or Index funds, so inverse funds are the only way to profit in a down market. Taking away that option is a terrible idea. In addition, leveraged funds are a great help for
Investors assume the risk of their investments and are responsible for knowing the risks. It is not the duty of government to regulate their investment options
So you won't do your jobs and limit what MMs and hedge funds can do, but you want to regulate what retail investors can and cannot invest in?? The leveraged funds give everyday retail investors a vehicle to make a little bit more than picking individual stocks. For those of us that don't trade options, especially on individual stocks, the leveraged funds are a way to invest in whatever
