While the proposed improved regulations / reporting are taking a step in the right direction there needs to be further reporting of data to the public made in as close to real time as possible. As the movement of retail traders being involved in managing their own investments continues to grow, the playing field should be as even as possible for all parties involved. If we are investing with a
As a retail investor, I am offended that more legislation is being implemented in order to "protect" retail investors who are not smart enough to comprehend products that are offered in the open market. Specifically volatility related products, which are an essential part of hedging for market risk. Why are you attempting to shut retail out of products which we can actually benefit from
Dear FINRA, It has been brought to my attention by my brokerage firm that your regulatory agency is considering stripping me of my right to invest my money as I see fit. I do not believe you should choose what equities or funds in which I can invest or whether or not I take a long or short position in those equities or funds. Furthermore, do not require me to take some course that you develop to
I am very troubled upon hearing FINRA is considering limiting or stopping many investors from being able to invest in inverse funds. You cannot short stocks in an IRA so inverse funds are one of the main ways you can still make some investment income when the market is dropping. Why are you continuing to divide the majority of investors from the elite and large investors that can do almost
I not regulators should be able to pick the investments that are right for me and my investment strategies. This is another regulatory overreach that serves the institutions and not the public, it should never be accepted. I do not need to be patronized by FINRA or any government institution on how I invest. It is those same dumb and shortsighted limitations that are driving social security into
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You would be limiting peoples ability to hedge long only investments (bonds & stocks).
Creates over inflated valuations if you limit us to long only investing.
For those of us who have inverse or leveraged ETFs, will you force us out of them, & if so, that would likely force us to unwind at levels we do not wish too.
Think back to when they halted trading in the short vix
Free markets are the hallmark of a free society. However, freedom is not a privilege of the few or those with a series 62. It is the right of all to invest in those instruments that meet their financial needs including the ability to hedge. Leverage and hedging provide me a way of allocating capital, managing tax burdens, and stabilizing returns. As a data scientist with an MBA in finance,
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