I employ a mix of stocks, and both leveraged and non-leveraged ETFs to achieve investment goals for over 10 years. ETFs provide a facile means to establish both long and short positions when markets reach extreme levels. Non availability of inverse and leveraged ETFs would make establishing planned portfolio positions difficult, if not impossible.
Hello, This is a good movement to stop all leveraged ETFs. I have lost lot of money in the past in investing these leveraged ETFs. I would also request Government to stop all options trading and short selling. Government should audit upgrades an downgrades done by big banks. They are doing it without any proper justifications. Thank you.
The risks and benefits of leveraged ETFs are well known to investors. I should be able to invest in a product that I research and feel comfortable investing in. If we regulate leveraged etfs, what about regulating home purchasing (5x leverage) or the actions of Wall Street.. where large players can easily manipulate single stocks through short selling or otherwise?
Comments:In a capitalst society such as ours, I see no reason to regulate leveraged & inverse ETF's. They are simpler than shorting stocks or using put's & calls. I have found that they correlate to their 1X base very close. Their usually is no limitations even in a retirement account. Please, please we don't need this senseless regualation. Thank you, Roger Smith
I have been using leveraged & inverse ETF for several years. I understand the risks involved. These ETFs allow me to profit with the large players. The inverse ETF allow me to effectively short equities inside my IRA. I have a self directed IRA. Removing the ability to use leveraged & inverse ETFs will reduce my investment gains
I, not the regulators, should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family, Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies. It just seems reasonable that Public investments should be available to all of the public and not just the privileged, I use the inverse funds because they are cheaper than shorting the much higher priced opposite funds
SEC proposed rule s7-7-24-15 would create an environment would remove the abilities to protect long term investments through a short term volatile environment. The rule would ultimately create additional volatility in the equities markets by eliminating the open access to inverse funds to the open market. I strongly recommend against adopting this rule.
As a retail investor, I think it is so important to get accurate data. With the amount of fines and rules that have been broken by brokers, we cannot allow for a self-reporting system to continue. We need massive overhauls in our system and it starts with having accurate information, especially when it comes to short interest.
The events leading out of Jan 2021 and continuing into this year should make it abundantly clear that leaving any positions unreported or obfuscated results in a lack of faith in the fairness of US markets. That paired with a speculative bubble puts all investors at risk. I request that FINRA pushes for more reporting of short positions.
In todays modern age, short data can be uploaded daily. Within 3 days it should be published. I think FINRA should publish it as most publishers delay publishing and possibility delay to game profits or other motives. Please report daily and within 3 days have FINRA publish to public
