Personalized financial risk should not regulated or decided by a 3rd party. Individuals should be allowed under a freestanding republic to partake in behavior that is deemed by others as risky if it does not harm nor impose on others freedoms. This is such a case. individuals should be allowed to decide their own personal fate, not be dictated/FORCED by others no matter how well intentioned....
Dear FINRA,
As an informed and educated investor I use inverse indexes as a hedge for market downturns. We all know market trends fluctuate to the upside as well as the downside and this is a part of my investment strategy. By continuing to allow consumer investors like myself to use inverse indexes levels the playing field and allows all investors access to 'free' markets.
If you are going put restrictions on investment strategies, ban those investments on ALL. Why should large investors have an advantage over small? Was Lehmann Bros. large or small? In the last melt down who did the Government bail out? Wells Fargo stealing identity of account holders for unauthorized credit cards. Same regs on all.
Being able to invest in an inverse bond fund has allowed me to mitigate risk that I would be unable to achieve on my own. Without the freedom to invest a small part of my portfolio in an inverse bond fund I would have suffered significant losses, and I lack the bandwidth to buy and sell options directly. The 1% overhead cost of the fund is well worth it.
Im a financial advisor and only invest in these products for myself and have extensive knowledge in these securities and have been incredibly crucial to my investment strategy and DI NOT WANT TO LOSE ACCESS TO INVEST IN LEVERAGED ETFs. I am aware of the risks and the brokerage firms also make me well aware of the risks. Please do not take away access to invest in these securities!
I oppose limitations to block or restrict my investing activities. All stocks have risk and if measures are sought to restrict a certain commodity then i say stop the whole global market trading as well. This is a gross overreach of FINRA to assume this is in the best interest of the investor. Tsla, amzn, nflz, fb, etc are significantly riskier than a leveraed etf based on the broad market.
I am an engineer and has strong understanding of the characteristics and risks of L&I Funds, and that their purpose is for short-term active trading. I never invest in these funds for longer term. I can say there is nothing complex to understand how L&I funds work. America is a country of equal opportunities so equal trading rights should be given to retail investors as well as
Comments: I have been in this business for over 50 years and one of my primary functions is to educated my client on what they are considering to invest in. It is time well spent so as not to have a customer say you did not tell me this or that. For someone else making the determination that this process was not achieved I am truly disappointed that an investment opportunity I recommended would
I have over 20 years experience trading leveraged funds. They are vital to my investment strategy both in large accounts and small accounts. In the past these investments have worked well for me. Do not place needles regulations that preclude my trading them. Every investor should be allowed to trade independently as a free trading environment enhances the overall marketplaces
As a retail investor and active participant in the free market, it is my personal choice as to whether I can invest in a speculative asset or not. Government does well to regulate markets, but should not prevent any individual from deciding how to participate. The SEC does not regulate gambling which is essentially the same thing. Dont make crypto investing unattainable for non accredited