I as an individual investor should be able to choose the investments that are right for me and my family, not just for the "high net-worth" accredited one-percenters. I should have to go through a process of passing a test before I can invest in public securities unless the government is willing to train individual investors like me and administer the test free of charge.
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I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just The privileged. Furthermore, I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I did not have to do this to make a purchase. I am capable of
Once again the Federal Government is going to try and decide what is good for the public, the same public that pays for everything. The only person that should decide how I invest MY money, is ME. If you are going to impose a "test" in order for me to show understanding of the financial instruments I choose to invest it, I guess you're also going to reimpose the "poll tax
Each capital acquisition broker shall develop and implement a written anti-money laundering program reasonably designed to achieve and monitor its compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5311, et seq.), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder by the Department of the Treasury. Each capital acquisition broker's anti-money laundering program must be
(a) Mandatory Participation(1) Pursuant to SEA Rule 10c-1a, participation in SLATE is mandatory for purposes of reporting Covered Securities Loans. Such mandatory participation obligates a Covered Person to submit Covered Securities Loan information to SLATE in conformity with SEA Rule 10c-1a and the FINRA Rule 6500 Series.(2) Participation in SLATE shall be conditioned upon the SLATE Participant
I want to be able to choose the Public investments that are
right for myself and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, and not just the privileged.
I feel that I should not have to pass a test before investing in public securities such as leveraged and inverse funds. I am able to understand these funds and their risks. These investments help my portfolio grow
I have seen warning provided by the broker website on each buy trade. In addition I had to go through a risk signup document to confirm that I understand the risk.
Above steps are good way to provide disclosure on every trade.
However if the changes are being planned to make an investor go through certain tests then I think that is excessive, and would not appreciate putting such restrictions.
The NASD, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend Rules 2320(g) and 3110(b) to: (1) require that members executing a customer order in a non-Nasdaq security contact and obtain quotations from three dealers (or all dealers if three or less) to determine the best inter-dealer market for the security, unless two or more
I do not feel that I should have to go through hoops to make investments that I feel I am comfortable making. The government doesn't regulate my selection of houses I could buy (an investment in a volatile market), so I should not be restricted on my investment selection within the stock market. While I am Series 7 licensed, I still think it is excessive for anybody to have to take what
