Please do NOT restrict my ability to trade leveraged and/or inverse funds. Inverse funds, particularly, are a way for small investors to protect themselves against market declines. Most of us can't afford to short stocks or Index funds, so inverse funds are the only way to profit in a down market. Taking away that option is a terrible idea. In addition, leveraged funds are a great help for
Dear Sirs and Madams: As a former managing director of a broker dealer I can tell you with certainty that regulations for leveraged and inverse ETFs are long past due. Although I have over 45 years of investment experience I was also ill informed about their characteristics and basically lost all of the money in my IRA which I luckily could afford. Now that I understand them I am profiting
I would like to be free to invest in what I deem appropriate for me, my investment and retirement goals, and my risk tolerance. I do not need someone who knows nothing about me, my personal goals or my personal risk tolerance to attempt to determine what is or is not appropriate. Nor do I need someone else to tell me what they think I may or may not understand. In short, I do not need someone
I would appreciate FINRA supporting people like me who wish to trade ETFs and leveraged ETFs especially in IRA accounts where we can control the gains and losses in our accounts. In my case I have over 50 years experience in the markets and would prefer making my own decisions without interference from outside sources. Shorts arent allowed in some accounts and the only way to protect holdings in
It’s sad to see laws being broken and nothing being done to bring justice to the people being taken for granted and used. Billionaires should not be allowed to get away with this kind of nonsense theft. Where is the rule of law? Allowing this type of theft is slowly unraveling our society and has very dangerous implications. Companies are going bankrupt due to companies like citadel shorting
The reporting of "short interest" should be accurate! The everyday, retail investor should have access to ever piece of information the Hedge Funds and Market Makers have. If company is under attack by one of these Hedge Funds, we should be able to obtain real time info we can make educated decisions on where you are putting our money and not get caught holding the back when said
As long as its possible to sell a share short - but mark it as long - any additional reporting visibility and / or frequency will be diluted by fraudulent data. The only thing that matters is forcing delivery of securities at settlement. As long as its possible to ftd a security sold and never ever deliver it, while at the same time accepting the money for it - none of the rest of this [REDACTED
I have been trading stocks for the better part of 8years, I feel like we need the utmost transparency with regards to short interest data. I do not understand how a stock like AMC keeps getting hammered down or trades sideways on good news as well as millions of investors holding and buying more on the dips. There is definitely something sketchy going on, and unless there is more transparency I
Short interest, shares on loan, order flow data/routing, and all other information available to institutional investors should be available to other market participants to promote true market equality. The same sentiment holds true for the timeliness in the availability of reporting data. The current market structure fails to protect self-directed investors from market manipulation and fraudulent
Myself and countless other retail investors believe it is long overdue to implement the changes currently being considered. We believe a market can only be truly free if it is also free from manipulation. Increasing the transparency of short positions and ensuring access to accurate data is integral for a free market. Thank you for giving us a moment to speak our minds on an issue that we believe
