I think the SEC should stop limiting more financial products for only accredited investors. General retail investors are already not allowed to invest in alternative assets such as VC, PE, growth equity and private credit funds that have consistently generated significant alpha over public market returns
The following is a list of firms that have consented to making public that they have filed an MC-400A Application as a result of the SEC's MCDC Initiative.
- Many of the leverage etfs, specially those which represents the broader market, such as UDOW (3x Dow Jones etf), have a long term upward movement and can be held long term if investors can stomach the volatility. Meaning if investor held them, they would have been rewarded. If you ignore the most recent downturn, UDOW since inception had an upward movement and rewarded investors more than 15
SummaryFINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) and the Regional Committees, and, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) appointed several individuals to fill vacancies on the SFAC and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). This Notice lists the individuals recently elected and appointed to the SFAC, Regional
Unintended Consequences I have been a long time critic of the net capital rule. The vast majority of FINRA Members (Not Subjects) are Introducing Broker Dealers. We spend thousands of dollars each year to maintain net capital and the audited financials that are required. If a introducing Broker Dealer goes under who is harmed? The client has their funds held in separate accounts and they get
Summary
FINRA has modified its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) dissemination protocols applicable to agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities and Small Business Administration (SBA)-backed asset-backed securities traded in specified pool transactions.1 The amendment will become effective on May 17, 2021.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
Alié Diagne,
The use of AI-based applications is proliferating in the securities industry and transforming various functions within broker-dealers. Some large firms have established centers of excellence to review, share, and build expertise and create synergies related to the use of AI across their organizations. In addition, firms are exploring and incorporating AI tools built by financial technology
The choice to invest should be incumbent on the individual investor risk and reward, and there should be no separation of access based on financial status.
The premise of changing behavior by regulation is flawed in every form it has been attempted. Especially with investing, new instruments or alternative instruments will be used, and I prefer to use leveraged assets which are connected to a
For 20 years, FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine, known as TRACE, has contributed to reduced trade execution costs, facilitated price formation, aided regulatory programs and protected investors, as detailed in a recent blog commemorating this milestone anniversary. As an economist, I’d argue TRACE’s impact extends. For me, some of the real impact is in the research it has enabled.
Investors should be able to determine for themselves whether or not particular investments are appropriate for my or my family's investment goals. It suffices for investors to know that ANY security poses inherent risks, or more often, volatility.
The ability to invest freely is a necessary component of Americans' financial security: Social Security and pensions often are
