I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-DIRECTED RETAIL INVESTORS TRADING IN OPTIONS AND OTHER COMPLEX PRODUCTS!
The advent of low cost self-directed trading in options and so called complex ETPs has greatly democratized investing by giving average people the opportunity to employ investment strategies previously available only to the wealthy.
I dont want the government restricting what I can trade or
I am very concerned that there is talk about us having more restrictions on what we can invest in not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I am able to go online and read the information to decided what to buy and not have to go through any special
To FINRA: I want to continue having the freedom to invest on my own as I have for over the years. I want to maintain my current freedom to invest in public securities of my choosing. As an American citizen, I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me! I am grateful to have the freedom of access to the exchange traded funds that empower me and my family to pursue our
The ability for the general public to invest in various types of financial instruments and vehicles should not be restricted, and doing so would be anti-American in spirit. Let us consider and example of why this the case: the internet has helped promote the democratization of information and provided an incredibly valuable resource for individuals to learn, communicate, share ideas, create art,
Hello I have submitted a previous comment but I wanted to include this as well. I and I'm sure others have stated there needs to be a very big regulatory body added for oversight into darkpool trading, more frequent checks on capital and sources of capital from any market maker or large organization sucks as hedge fund participating in our markets, and there needs to be a responsible party
I have been trading levered products for over 10 years now and hope to be able to have the option of doing so unfettered by unnecessary restrictions/regulations in the future.
While I agree that there are investors/traders in the market that use these instruments that are not fully aware of what they really are, the same can absolutely be said about every other ETF type products available on the
The proposed rule penalizes average investors. Average investors should have the right to invest in vehicles that puts these investors in the same position as hedge fund managers. These hedge funds are not available to average investors. This rule puts them at a distinct disadvantage as investors as it removes a tool for average investors from their "tool belts".
For too long
I strongly oppose these proposed regulations! This country was founded on the premise that the average citizen has enough common sense to take care of himself and decide what is appropriate as far as his personal finances are concerned. This is just another example of governmental overreach and the end result will be that only the very wealthy will have access to these investments. In my
I am new to Leveraged/Inverse ETF's and am learning how best to use them. I thought they were very very risky when I became aware of them several years ago.
I started small with $1,000 positions 2 ETF's 3x. I use them not to trade over day to day but as protection in times like now to make money in declining markets. I formerly used Mutual Funds for the same purpose but
With the increasing encroachment of criminal activity by members of the US government abusing their power and positions to use the public's lack of understanding concerning their Constitutional Rights and the Laws of this Country combined with the increasing destruction of our Democracy and the control that has been gathered by these criminals and it's detrimental effects on our country
