Hello. I firmly oppose this FINRA Regulatory Notice. I am the one who should have agency in my financial decisions and it is not up to regulators to only let a certain subset of the population have access. Considering the fact that wealth is a factor, this is showing preferencial treatment for the wealthy and is completely unacceptable. In addition, I should not need to prove to regulators that I
Greetings,
I have been using inverse and leverage funds for years as a way to MITIGATE risk in my portfolio. They have proven time and again to be great vehicles for preserving wealth and capital in times of uncertainty. During the COVID crash, Inverse funds allowed me to hedge my portfolio quickly and easily and preserve most of my capital while the "buy and hold" crowd lost 30
Why only block leveraged products? I say block the whole stock market for people with less than a million dollars in liquidity. Please create more and tougher hurdles for pleabian class people like us so it becomes even tougher for regular folks like us to climb the financial ladder.
That was sarcasm in case it wasn't obvious to you braindead politicians/regulators.
Now for something
I believe that investors should have the ability to invest in the securities of their choosing. While some are more complex and volatile than others, investors are consenting adults who are aware they must live with their consequences.
I believe that signing a document that acknowledges such extra risk is acceptable, as it makes investors aware of such volatility.
However applying safeguards
To whom it may concern,
Leveraged and inverse ETF's are essential to my investment strategy. These products were vital to my portfolio when COVID decimated the markets in 2020 and similarly with the most recent market downturn due to inflation and Russian invasion of Ukraine. Leverage and inverse ETF's help hedge risk for individual investors. Individual investors are capable
I am an individual investor who believes a person should not need to go through a special process before being allowed to invest in public securities. To invest is to be aware that markets fluctuate and carry inherent risk -- any serious investor learns this quickly. I should not have to jump through hoops or demonstrate I have an arbitrary net worth before investing in leveraged or inverse funds
I'm writing to let you know that I vehemently oppose this regulatory proposal for the following reasons.
1. I use leveraged and inverse ETF's regularly in order to manage and reduce risk in my investment. These ETF's allow me to hedge against market risk, and therefore are a very important part of my portfolio.
2. These public investment securities should be available
TO: NASD Members Participating in Sales of Direct Participation Program Securities
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. is circulating the attached questionnaire to members which participate in sales of direct participation programs in order to ascertain the level of interest in a communications service that would disseminate information about DPPs to members and sponsors. This
Dear Sir/Madam: I am an active investor with more than 33 years of successful investing experience in global capital markets.
I am also a licensed Financial Advisor with one of the largest wealth management firms in North America. Based on my many years of experience in the investments business I can confidently say that leveraged and inverse mutual funds and ETFs are extremely important and
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Regarding inverse and leveraged ETFs: I feel they both are important tools for retail traders, especially novice traders inexperienced with traditional short-selling and options.
Many novice traders lose in the market because they only know how to play it one direction, I.E. buy low sell high. They either don't understand, are intimidated by, or don't want/have the
