As a retail investor, the broad availability of investment products in securities and other asset classes is invaluable. Products such as leveraged and inverse funds are a definite value to retail investors such as myself, and any regulatory actions that limits or removes the ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds is not appropriate nor wanted.
A. Its my right to make choices of my own investments
B. I started buying securities since 1973 . I have enough experience to make investment decisions.
C. The stocks securities I am holding represent own 5% of my total assets
D. I should not be subject to any investment restrictions
Leveraged ETFs have given retail investors access to strategies once only accessible to ultra high net worth families and institutional investors, all at a very reasonable cost.
Investors should understand the risks they are taking, but this is no different from any other risky asset.
Listen to FINRA CEO Robert Cook discuss proposed new Rule 4111 at the 2019 FINRA Annual Conference.
Summary
As part of FINRA’s ongoing initiatives to protect investors from misconduct, FINRA is requesting comment on proposed new Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) that would impose tailored obligations, including possible financial requirements, on designated member firms that cross
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As of October 25, 1993, the following 77 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,325:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
TBAY
Gotham Apparel Corp.
9/27/93
1000
BPIX
Broadcasting Partners, Inc. (Cl A)
9/28/93
1000
COSB
CSB Financial
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, October 6, 1987, the following 17 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 3,063.
Symbol*
Company
Location
ARTW
Summary
This Notice shares key operational changes in FINRA’s Membership Application Program (MAP) implemented to improve its effectiveness and efficiency (MAP Transformation), including establishing a centralized application intake function and aligning the program with the firm grouping model developed by FINRA’s Member Supervision Department during its recent transformation.
Applicants are
SummaryFINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 3240 (Borrowing From or Lending to Customers) to strengthen the rule’s general prohibition against borrowing and lending arrangements between registered persons and their customers, narrow some existing exceptions to the general prohibition, modernize the “immediate family” definition, and enhance the notice and approval requirements related to
Revision to Net Capital Treatment of Clearing Agreement Penalty Clauses
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, May 7, 1985, 82 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 1,934. These 82 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
