To whom it may concern at the Financial Industry Regulation Authority,
I am aware that you are planning to ban the ability of some citizens of this country to be able to invest in complex investment funds such as leveraged and inverse investments. I believe that I should be who decides how I invest my money and not a government agency who does not know me or how or why I invest in these funds. As
I am an individual retail investor and my family relies on proceeds from my investment activities for consistent monthly income. We are now fully retired.
We frequently rely on inverse and leveraged trading vehicles (ETF's), in limited appropriate amounts, to help meet monthly income targets. These short-term tools are absolutely critical to our monthly returns, as well as for our
My personal income and livelihood is based on my access to a broad variety of public investments. As an active trader, I have learned to use a mix of these to produce a modest, reliable, steady income regardless of market conditions. Leveraged ETFs (inverse or otherwise) are critical tools that allow me to minimize my exposure and preserve my capital. I prefer these ETFs to more time-sensitive
Dear regulators,
I should be able to choose publicly available investments that are right for me and my family. This filling is an over reach. Ordinary Investors like myself and others are much more sophisticated, informed, educated, and savvy than previous generations. With the the prevalence of Fintech platforms and the Internet financial education has never been easier to obtain, and reliance
To the SEC:
Please do NOT adopt the proposed rule!
I have included leveraged and inverse leveraged funds in my portfolio for well over a decade. I understand the concept of volatility drag and as an antidote, I employ modified dollar-cost averaging to lower my cost basis.
It seems criminally unfair for one branch of the government the Fed to create an overinflated market, only to have another
Eliminate dark pools Fines should be greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal activity Jail time is needed for market manipulation. Short positions should be forcibly closed out if illegal market manipulation is found and trading rights of those involved should be revoked. Shorting taking place in the dark pool needs to be disclosed to the public. If an institution buys shares in the
Comments: My name is Maurice Edwards, and I have been using L&I investment vehicles (as well as other complex products like options) for many years and I don't want my financial opportunities to be regulated away. I spent the time picking up the knowledge and experience to use these assets, and after all that my outcomes are to my liking. My brokerage provides free and high quality
(a) Requirements for Public Offerings
(1) General
(A) No member or person associated with a member shall participate in a public offering in which the terms and conditions relating thereto, including the aggregate amount of underwriting compensation, are unfair or unreasonable pursuant to this Rule or inconsistent with any By-Law or any rule or regulation of FINRA.
(B) Any member acting as a
(a) Requirements for Public Offerings
(1) General
(A) No member or person associated with a member shall participate in a public offering in which the terms and conditions relating thereto, including the aggregate amount of underwriting compensation, are unfair or unreasonable pursuant to this Rule or inconsistent with any By-Law or any rule or regulation of FINRA.
(B) Any member acting as a
(a) Requirements for Public Offerings(1) General (A) No member or person associated with a member shall participate in a public offering in which the terms and conditions relating thereto, including the aggregate amount of underwriting compensation, are unfair or unreasonable pursuant to this Rule or inconsistent with any By-Law or any rule or regulation of FINRA.(B) Any member acting as
