I (not regulators) know my financial situation, investment time horizon, and how I want to structure my portfolio to meet my financial goals. I should be able to choose investments that are right for me and my family without government interference.
Leveraged funds are an important component of how my portfolio is structured, and I shouldn't have to go through any special process like
I am opposed to FINRA restricting my ability as a private citizen to purchase securities that are currently available and may continue to be available to institutions. I doubt the funds would go away they would just be blocked for retail and available for insiders once again tipping the scales in favor of the market makers. These funds help to take positions without using margin or assuming
Hello, I am discouraged to know that there are regulations and restrictions being proposed that would severely hurt my investment strategy. Levered and inverse funds are very important to me and I strongly oppose such regulations and restrictions. Myself and my neighbors regardless of designation, education, or wealth should be allowed to choose for ourselves what risks we want to take. We are
Why is it that the government thinks they know what's best for me and I don't. In a country that is rapidly losing the basic freedoms promised to us, now you want to take away my financial freedoms. Inverse funds help me protect capital during periods of turmoil, high inflation, geopolitical risks, and government overspending, to name a few. Leveraged funds allow me to hedge my
During my 40 plus years of trading and investing for both short and long term profits, I utilize both leveraged and inverse trading vehicles to balance my families portfolios in volatile markets. These are important vehicles which provide that investment strategy in balancing market action.
Regulators should NOT interfere nor have the authority to select/provide what investments are available to
ProShares offer a choice to investors. Disclosure of risks associated with ProShare's ETFs are well documented. Communication is regularly provided and easily reviewed by the public at large. Introducing illiquidity to the marketplace does not benefit existing shareholders and rather hurt small investors like myself. I currently invest in leveraged funds to take advantage of short to
I am totally opposed to any restrictions on the freedom to choose what securities I'm allowed to buy. If protecting the public from excessive risk is the goal, then there are overwhelming categories of securities that Regulators would have to restrict. We would have not a free market but a restrictive one. It is the individual's responsibility and right to determine how much
Comments: At every step along the way of purchasing a leveraged ETF or ETN asset, it is very clear that these products should be held for short term active speculative purposes. Every website you go to when researching the products immediately warns traders about the dangers of beta decay due to long term holding of such assets. I would argue that the risks associated with trading leveraged ETFs
FINRA should not impede retail traders. FINRA should instead regulate institutions to prevent them from taking too large positions all on one side as seen with so called "meme stocks". Institutions all have the same information, they all bet on the same side of futures and create volatility far in excess of their ability to cover positions. Through this practice of
Having been a retail investor for over two decades, I only recently discovered the extent of market manipulation really going on behind the scenes. I applaud your organization's proposed changes. Specifically I believe the markets would benefit from public dissemination, in real time, the short positions, dark pool flow, and FTD's. I personally would go further, requiring a responsible
