Ive been using leveraged funds e.g., UPRO for 14 years. Its a critical part of my trading strategy. I fully understand the risks, and in many ways, its less risky than borrowing money (i.e., margin account) to implement my trading strategy. My demonstrated success in using these funds as part of my trading strategy is testament to the fact that traders can learn through reading and experimenting
To whom it may concern,
I'm writing this to voice my concern about the recent proposed legislation to restrict retail investors like myself from participating from LEVERAGED AND INVERSE FUNDS. 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 elites. I shouldn't have to
Stop treating adults like children, there's lots of risk in life and in a free country people should be free to choose what, where, when, and how to take those risks and when not to. I can go to the casino and throw it all on black if I want, nobody is trying to stop me from doing that, but apparently the SEC feels the need to prevent me from using valuable hedge options to protect my
The ability for investors to invest in leveraged ETFs should not be altered in any way. ProShares and other firms do an excellent job informing investors of the inherent risks in leveraged ETFs. It is then up to the investor to make his/her own informed decision on whether he/she has the risk appetite to invest in such funds. In a free market democratic society, investing ones own earned funds
I would like to request that FINRA not restrict our ability to purchase leveraged and inverse funds.
Modern Portfolio Theory postulates that our main resource for profit is a function of risk. Almost any investment can have its risk dialed up or down to meet our financial needs.
So, it is prudent to allow all investors the ability to decide for themselves and take personal responsibility for
This is to respectfully request that you DO NOT apply blanket and arbitrary rules that restricts investors access to publicly listed and traded securities. All investing incurs risk. Rules such as these could actually enhance liability as it implies other investments are "safe". Should investors assume "ZOOM" was a "safe, non-leveraged investment?
Please consider that some investors utilize ETFs that are inversely related to financial instruments like stocks, indexes or bonds to short a market without the unlimited losses possible if shorting those instruments directly. These types of ETFs allow small investors to limit their risk and conveniently position themselves to benefit from declining markets.
Additionally, instruments that
Dear Madam, Sir,
I strongly believe passing this law would hurt investors like me who are getting to the capital market with small investments and using inverse funds as a hedge strategy to beat the market volatility, even though it is a small portion of my overall portfolio.
I believe public investment should be available to all of the public without any requirement of passing a test. Anyone who
The ability to freely access leveraged and inverse investment products allows even the small investor both opportunity and protection from market volatility. True, there are some who use these freedoms unwisely, but that is true of anything. Existing safeguards and regulations, in my opinion, are sufficient for the majority of investors, and risk and foolish choices will never be squeezed from
It is absurd to prevent Americans from investing in any sort of securities that they want to. Risk assessment should be done by the investor, not by government regulators. For example, anyone could invest in a NASDAQ fund. But a leveraged fund gives me 3x the return (and risk) for 1x the investment. I would have to invest 3x as much to get the same return. That just ties up more of my money
