I am strongly opposed to this proposed restriction. I understand the risks and complexities of such investments. Furthermore, I educate my clients about such alternatives and limit their use under every circumstance. This is overreach and an assault on our rights and freedoms to invest our assets as we determine appropriate.
Sec. 8.4 (a) A record of all certificates representing capital stock issued by FINRA Dispute Resolution shall be kept by the Secretary or any other officer, employee, or agent designated by the Board. Such record shall show the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation in which certificates representing capital stock are registered, the number of shares represented by each
Government regulators must not impose arbitrary restrictions on private investors.
Many capital investments carry risk. Leveraged and inverse funds are central to my investment strategies, and I do not need -- nor will I appreciate -- interference with my basic right to purchase, hold, and trade them.
There is no legally-coherent or ethically-defensible rationale for adding additional
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The NASD is providing for members' use the Penny Stock Risk Disclosure Document as recently amended by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which brokers/dealers are required to furnish
SEC Approves Amendments to Disseminate Additional Asset-Backed Securities Transactions and to Reduce the Reporting Time for Such Transactions
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
I should be allowed to choose investments as I see fit including digital assets. I do not need regulators choosing what investments Im allowed to invest in. Im 100% opposed to regulators determining what I can invest in. This is not a socialist or communist country the USA is a democratic country!
TO: All NASD Members
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to the NASD Rules of Fair Practice and Code of Procedure which were approved by a membership vote pursuant to Notice to Members 85-43, dated June 12, 1985.
The new rules provide the NASD with an additional regulatory tool in monitoring the financial and operational condition of members that are not designated to
Its so clear that if anyone expects a market downfall he must be able to protect his assets by buying inverted ETFs like fund managers with options and futures. Its a right retailer investor must have. Otherwise its a discrimination against them!
It is vital that I have access to inverse funds (not leveraged inverse funds) to manage my personal asset allocation. I managed money professionally for 25 years and am well aware of the attendant risks. Please do not restrict my ability to use these investment vehicles! Thanks....
