(a) FINRA will pass through any penalties incurred under the National Market System data plans and allocate them accordingly to the ADF Trading Center that exceeds its projected message traffic. Each ADF Trading Center will be invoiced for any penalties that may occur.
(b) In assessing capacity penalties incurred under the National Market System Plans:
(1) FINRA will use the metrics of the
The Product Suitability section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
Im not certain about the rationale behind your proposed limitation of trading leveraged exchange traded funds.
People can open options accounts and lose money very quickly. And these accounts exemplify confusion. Condors, straddles, bow ties, synthetic buys, etc.
People can open futures account and lose money very quickly.
People can open Forex accounts and lose money extremely quickly.
People
Sir or Madam,
I would like to object to the possible new regulations concerning under what circumstances some investors may be prevented or limited from trading leveraged and inverse ETFs. Specifically:
Pass a regulator-imposed test of your specialized investment knowledge
Demonstrate a high net worth
Get special approval from your broker
Attest to reading certain materials
Go through
It is invaluable that you continue to allow access to asset trading of crypto currency futures etfs and frankly any asset available to professional traders. By restricting trading of these assets to high net worth individuals you continue to promote a society where the wealthy have more opportunities for wealth growth than the average person. You may deem that it's better for average
I am a retail investor and have been trading various of these “complex” products for well over a decade (leveraged/inverse ETF’s and options). I find the premise of this Regulatory notice to be highly suspect – that retail investors are not sophisticated enough to be able to trade these PUBLIC instruments and should have sufficiently high impediments put in place to discourage or bar their use (
I am in favor of keeping of leverage ETS, margins are adjusted for leverage; there are agreements investors signs before trading leverage ETF , the agreement explains the clearly key risks involved , potential losses and it is an instrument suitable for short term trading only. i am not why this comes up every now and then
To restrict small investors from trading is a crime in itself. As a disabled veteran, I would be greatly shamed to see these actions go through and see millions of people in my salary scale be unable to invest in Proshares products. Please do not do this, Let Americans trade at their own discretion. I (and my fellow investors) are more than capable of understanding how leveraged/inverse funds
Comments: I like to use these leveraged products for short duration trades in an efforts to enhance returns of my core portfolio. I also use leveraged inverse funds to hedge my long positions and I prefer it to shorting or buying puts.
Please do not change or restrict my ability to trade them.
I am an experienced trader who was a series 7 rep on Wall St. I understand leveraged funds and am completely comfortable trading them. They are important to my overall investment strategy, and it would be harmful to me financially if I were not allowed to trade them. Please do not place any restrictions on them.
