I am opposed to the proposed rules adding restrictions on purchases of leveraged investment products for individual investors. Individual investors should have the ability to choose what strategies to utilize and the equities they purchase. Investing with leveraged and inverse ETFs provides me the ability to take advantage of market movement and sector activity without risk of concentrating into
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I have been an active trader for many years using Leveraged and Inverse (L&I) Funds fairly successfully. I understand their limitations and risks from various literature/warnings and from my own experience. I strongly suggest that investors and brokerage firms do not need additional regulations to effectively use L&I Funds. This would only make these
This is another example of government over-reach. I should be able to choose the public investments that I deem are appropriate for my goals! I am quite capable of understanding risks associated with securities, as well as those associated with crypto-funds such as BITO. I do not need special processes passed on to me to pass a test, nor approval of my broker.
My investments are spread among
I understand with the influx of retail investors in the past couple years there is a need to help protect them from all of the complex investment options out there, however, restricting use is not the answer. It seems at every turn recently, the retail investor is used as the excuse for a problem that is caused by the major hedge fund and market makers. Retail traders do not have the ability to
Im 58 years old. I have more than ten years of investing experience and have amassed more than three millions in stock assets, mainly by using leveraged ETFs to take advantage of severe market sell offs such as 2008 financial crisis and Covid-19 pandemic. I have found that the leveraged ETFs are extremely powerful investing tools for experienced and responsible long-term investors like myself who
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
I have used leveraged and inverse ETFs regularly and profitably during the market correction of the last 6 months. If not for the profit that I have made by using these ETFs as a very effective hedging tool, the value of my stock portfolio would have plummeted by more than 30%. But with the use of these leveraged and/or inverse ETSs as hedges, the overall value of my portfolio has gone up, not
It is my right to be able to purchase whatever financial assets I choose. My lack of money should not prevent me from participating in the same market as institutional investors. Institutional investors already face minimal regulation and are free to do whatever they would like, while retail investors are banned from day trading. Payment for order flow makes the issue even worse as only big
Dear FINRA rep,
Its about time that someone is finally addressing these horrible leveraged and inverse funds that ProShares offers to the public!
I have personally lost over $100,000 over the last 10 years. And I still have one that is down $85,000 in my stock account but just have not yet taken the losses yet. Every 2x or 3x fund eventually goes to zero and companies such as ProShares just does
First of all, thank you for letting me know about this. I know enough about leveraged and inverse funds and am constantly dealing with their risks. And I am constantly striving to acquire for a lot of knowledge and information. Therefore, I oppose any restrictions or other testing measures on my investment rights. Currently, the leveraged stocks I focus on invest in because they are made up of
