TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: REGISTRATION, TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL AND BRANCH OFFICE MANAGERS
The recently enacted Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the "Act") will impact the subject matter of the qualification examinations administered by the NASD. Existing test items affected by these changes will be modified to reflect the new provisions of the Act on
PLEASE DO NOT RESTRICT MY RIGHT TO INVEST
INVERSE FUNDS ARE ONE OF THE FEW WAYS TO PROTECT MY ASSETS DURING MKT DOWNTURNS
Levered ETF's are a critical asset class to help hedge market exposure. People should attest they have read the prospectus but nothing more.
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District Committees And District Nominating Committees
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
District Committee Membership
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational
As an individual investor, with limited capital at hand, leveraged ETFs provide great and easy opportunities for me to grow my investment. We understand the risk comes with it and simple stop loss/capital management strategy keeps me away from large capital loss. So I strongly expect these investment tools to be still available to us.
It is absolutely shocking to me that, having ignored the egregious behavior by so-called advisors towards their clients (specifically because FINRA has NOT insisted they act as sworn fiduciaries), FINRA now wants to tell individual investors making informed decisions on their own what they can and cannot do. These are existing, publicly traded securities (vs things like PRIVATE REITS, SPACS, etc
Greetings,
I have been using inverse and leverage funds for years as a way to MITIGATE risk in my portfolio. They have proven time and again to be great vehicles for preserving wealth and capital in times of uncertainty. During the COVID crash, Inverse funds allowed me to hedge my portfolio quickly and easily and preserve most of my capital while the "buy and hold" crowd lost 30
To ensure a fair, balanced, inclusive market where everyone can invest with confidence, we require individuals and firms who wish to conduct business with the investing public to achieve and maintain certification as members of FINRA. FINRA-certified brokers have registered and undergone stringent Qualification Exams and are required to complete ongoing Continuing Education (CE) programs each year to ensure industry standards and practices are maintained.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: SEPTEMBER 12, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to the Interpretation of the Board of Governors—Review of Corporate Financing, under Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment would require a qualified independent underwriter to provide a pricing opinion
Leverage ETFs provide efficient use of capital for small investors without much access to capital. Investor should be allowed to invest in security of their choice without interference of regulators. There should not be a special securities test for investing in any security. Leverage security help small investor hedge portfolio without high cost futures account.
