I am a simple accountant from Long Island, NY. I have been investing in inverse ETF's for 13 years. In 2009 I left a low paying job as a tax auditor for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. They cashed out my accrued pension benefits, which were worth $6,500. I deposited this money into a traditional IRA rollover account with a broker in February 2009. I invested 20% of the
This is disgusting!! once again, you limit the options for the average american and give even more advantage to the rich in the stockmarket! Obviously, your motive is to prevent declines in stock prices,90% of which are owned by the top 10% of the population. Leveraged and inverse funds are easier to trade and safer than options and futures. The rich don't need any more advantages than they
If I want to short a stock, or use a regular or inverse ETF, that is my choice. Americans are supposed to be equal, and have to the same opportunities that the more wealthy have. A lot of leveraged funds provide tremendous opportunities for the active investor, and do exactly what they're meant to do. I don't need to attend university or work for Goldman Sachs to have access
We do not need further regulations on funds which can be invested by normal people. Further limiting parties who can invest in these funds removes opportunities for investment equality as well as potential economic growth. Any stock market investment should be considered for risk. There is already significant notifications as to the additional risks involved in a leveraged fund. Please do not
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I have been investing in the stock market for almost 39 years including 29 years working as a financial advisor.
I have traded leveraged and inverse ETFs
in my own account and understand the risks of same. Fidelity has provided ample warnings of the risks associated with these
Instruments. I would be supportive of FINRA efforts to protect investors for whom these ETFs would be
I heard the whining and railing of the uninformed idiocacy during the last down turn. Some were blaming the severity of the drop in stock prices on SHORTs and wanted action taken to BAN them. Are you part of that craze? The small investor or beginners don't necessarily have the avenue to create wealth in a BEAR market. Inverse ETFs and short funds are exceptionally useful to us when used
I strongly oppose this arbitrary regulation that arbitrarily singles out leveraged and inverse etfs to high net worth individuals. This is clearly a case where regulators are falling prey to political pressure to "protect" investors. These funds are incredibly useful in instances where trading futures is not available. In addition, the risks inherent to inverse and leveraged funds are
Money you make on an investment is considered a capital gain, and in most cases, you’ll need to pay a capital gains tax. If your investment loses money, you have a capital loss. Your capital gain or loss is the difference between the sale price and the cost basis, and the tax rate depends on how long you held the investment.
Melvin Capital complaint - lack of reporting regarding naked short positions leading to chart manipulation through darkpools. I hope something is done about behavior indicative of intentional malevolent chart manipulation by hedge funds developing bad risk analysis putting the broader markets in jeopardy by aggressively naked shorting stock with little regard for who's money they are putting
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The NASD invites members to vote on a new Section 46, Article III of the Rules of Fair Practice regarding adoption of a short-sale rule or "bid test
