Greetings, Without the ability to trade leveraged/geared funds many main street investors will fall short of a viable savings to retire securely. Given the shortcomings of our elected officials to address fair and equitable Social Security reform it is up to us and the current wide range of investment options to secure our own future.
Inverse funds help me protect/hedge my investments especially within accounts where using alternative methods (i.e. shorting, derivatives, etc.) is not available. Leveraged funds help me enhance my returns in a similar manner except to the upside in, mostly retirement, accounts where options trading isn't available.
I use leveraged products as a small part of my portfolio to both hedge as well as enhance gains. I learned to use these leveraged products from the information provided to me on provider web sites well informed of the dangers "that these are not long term" investment strategies. I have gained from both short and long leveraged products.
Eliminate short ladder and spoofing. Monitor periodically (at least once a month) the total number of existing shares (by having mandatory submissions) so that synthetic share anomalies can be detected and corrected right away.
I would like to see more transparency with regards to shorts and the dark pool. I would also like to see penalties that are more aligned with the amount of money stolen or misused by hedge funds and others that break the law.
I object to applying restrictive regulations to investors trading in ETFs that are leveraged to 2x or 3x. The same for those ETFs that are reversely indexed. The reverse investment ETFs are an especially convenient and efficient alternate to the "shorting" of stock trades. Do not differentiate between leveraged or reversed ETFs and the usual form of ETFs. Simply leave a good thing as it
I OPPOSE limitations on the investment. It is my right to buy leveraged and inverse funds like UltraPro and UltraPro Short funds. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I understand leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I use them to protect my investment and they are very important tools in my investment strategy.
The way the market is controlled by short attacks is truly disgusting, the retail investor has become a feeding frenzy for hedge funds and market makers, it has to stop! It’s illegal what is happening on a daily basis!!!
I have owned shares of ProShares inverse funds for several years while mistakingly expecting a major drop in the stock markets. I will be very upset if my shares are eliminated by FINRA and I must take a large loss instead of recovering some of my investment when the markets finally correct. Shorting the markets is a legitimate thing to do.
Dear Sir,
I have good understanding of leveraged and inverse funds and their associated risks. I think leveraged funds like TQQQ are well suited for my short term and long term investment strategies. And these are available to all of the public and not just the privileged.
Therefore, I oppose restrictions my right to invest in leveraged & inverse funds.
