I have invested in leveraged funds for the past several years. I have lost money and I have made money. Same is true in the broader stock market.
My ability to invest in securities should not be regulated. The focus should be on regulating the providers of these funds to make sure they disclose all the information required for me to make sound decisions.
I have been trading Leveraged ETF's for several years and I know the risk. I have had stocks go to zero and ADR's disappear without notice. I feel that I have the right to trade what I want and it should not be regulated for certain individuals. Why is it OK for some and then not for others?
Please let me be the judge of what I want to trade
It's especially important regulators hear from you in your own words. Please use the body of this email to customize your response I do not agree with any restrictions on my right to invest in any fund I choose to invest in . you should not have the right to restrict me from any fund or stock I choose.
I have recently used small inverse funds to help me hedge the terrible fall in my stocks. If not for these funds, I would have considered selling off many more of my holdings at losses rather than take even more risk. Is this really what you want? Please don't add any restrictions.
The ability the hedge my account with leveraged ETFs is invaluable.I am able to manage risk without having to buy puts and or call options which have an expiration and are costly. Also, all stocks are risky these ETFs are no different i.e, Netflix just went from 700 per share down to 209 in a few months!
If regulators were truly concerned with retail investors well being there would be actual transparency when it comes to dark pools. There would be jail time for breaking the law, not fines that are rolled into the cost of doing business.
Dont worry about me and my money. Go after the financial terrorists that manipulate the stock market daily.
I cannot believe in the United States that we would be limited in what we can invest in the stock market. I could believe it if it was Russia but it's not. I have an MBA an engineering degree, a pilot's license and I'm scuba certified. I think I'm smart enough and I should be able to invest my own money the way I want it to be invested
Individual private investors should have the right to invest unhindered in inverse and leveraged stock index funds. These funds facilitate methods of trading that can be used to manage market risk, and are easier to trade than options. Investors should have this method available for investing. Please do not restrict investors access to these types of funds.
I have a small portfolio of buy and hold individual stocks and bond funds. To balance my market risk, I always keep several investments that tend to move opposite of the general market. I strenuously object to any government action to remove my ability to protect my investment in a down market without selling my portfolio
Over regulation is hurting not only Stock Brokers ,it is hurting Insurance Agents as well. Regulators should not be able to kill an industry just so they can justify their jobs. With Fixed Index Annuities the suitability forms and requirements are beyond reason, and have killed millions of dollars worth of sales, and hurt millions of agents and potential customers.
