Ive been well informed by my stock broker with written documents and explanation about the risk of leveraged and inverse funds/ETFs. Therefore, I DO have the knowledge and understanding about the risks/rewards regarding the said funds/ETFs. Thus, I would like the freedom to trade inverse and leveraged ETFs since they enable me the flexibility to profit from both rising or falling or even flat
Most securities require the buyers to exercise due diligence. Whether a publicly traded company or ETF, each individual has the obligation to be aware of the risks.
Increased regulation will only add greater burden to brokers, which the consumer ultimately ends up paying. These leveraged funds have enhanced my trading strategies and made me a better investor. They have provided me with decent
I oppose the proposed rule regarding increased restrictions on trading certain funds / securities. I, and other members of the public, am capable of making investment decisions and can suitably analyze the benefits / drawbacks to various investments. Taking risks is a fundamental part of the human experience, and placing further limits on the kinds of people who can trade certain products will
SummaryFINRA seeks comment on a proposed new rule to streamline and reduce unnecessary burdens regarding existing requirements addressing the outside activities of member firms’ associated persons, including registered persons (the Proposal). The Proposal is the result of FINRA's retrospective review of FINRA's rules governing outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities
L&I funds are used by small investors to level the playing field against large investment firms who use similar instruments to move the market in directions that are counter to publicly traded firms actual performance The idea that small investors should be prevented from using these tools while big money uses them daily to sap the market of legitimate gains is another example wrong
I am a self taught trader. I learned everything about trading on my own . The most important factors in the trading investment landscape that would help me succeed are the ability to have a large choice and variety of etfs including leveraged etfs . I do not want restrictions or means testing on what etfs I can or cannot buy or sell. This would reduce liquidity as well as consumer choice . I
It is important to me that the ability to trade and invest in all public funds, and that ability not be infringed upon by regulators
I am competent and understand the complexity and associated risks trading in leveraged and inverse funds and should not require any specialized training or special access permissions. I do not want my ability to invest in these funds to be limited in any manner.
This proposal is just another attempt to restrict the options, retail investors have to invest in the market. Large institutions have always had a clear advantage, privy to information first, flash trading etc. Restricting retail investor's ability to short or long the markets using these types of vehicles is, once again giving the institutions the upper hand in playing in a field they
Although I am now an accredited investor, there was a time in my early trading life that I traded instruments that you would now consider complex. By putting complex investments behind regulatory walls, I believe you are not trusting in the intelligence of the public to do their research and investigate their investments properly. This is a thinly veiled attempt to domineer over the investing
Please do not restrict the use and trading of existing leveraged exchange traded funds, and other sorts of "alternative" funds. These are parts of important investment strategies for individual investors like myself, that allow us to manage risk in our portfolios in more effective ways than conventional index funds. These products give individuals like myself access to
