We appreciate you bringing the inverse and leveraged funds to our attention. We only use them occasionally because markets are up 2/3 of the time.
For short downtrends it is often best to wait until they are over, but in longer downtrends some money can be made.
Public securities traded should not have any special requirements for investing. These are public securities, after all. The proposed
I am a PhD economist who has published three books on financial risk I also worked at Goldman Sachs and a major hedge fund as portfolio strategist and risk manager. We were very grateful to regulators for restricting retail access to the kind of levered and inverse investments that we used regularly to focus and limit our risks. However the simple truth-- which I will happy to publicly discuss
Having restrictions on leveraged and inverse funds is completely unnecessary. The public should have full access and control over where their money goes. I believe those who hold such funds fully understand the risk and are not afraid to lose a significant portion of their investments.
As someone in my early 20's, I have leveraged funds as a large portion of my portfolio because I do
I oppose limitations on leveraged an inverse products.
These products are an important part of my portfolio and are useful tools for securing my long-term financial security.
Furthermore, these don't represent an outsized risk compared to idiosyncratic risk associated with investing in (or short-sellijg) individual stocks -- yet they already carry an *abundantly clear* warning --
Comments: I think that L&I funds should still be readily available to retail customers without restrictions. I have done my own due diligence, as I think all investors should, in regards to understanding the products and if they are suitable for me. I understand throughly that leveraged products are not meant to be utilized for a long term investment due to the negative drag built
To Whom it may concern,
I have concerns about proposed rule #22-08. I am private individual who has been buying and selling stocks, futures, and options for several years, and who greatly appreciates my ability to add to and hedge my portfolio in any way that the market offers. For example, buying a small amount of an inverse ETF is a quick and easy way to hedge an overly long portfolio during a
SUBJECT LINE: Regulatory Notice 21-19 To Whom it May Concern, In a fair and open market there should be transparency and a level playing field for all investors. Right now, there is a massive deficit in access to information, trade speed, preferential terms and types of trades, and pay-to-play investing that heavily favors institutional investors over retail investors. Additionally, institutional
Hi FINRA, Please take care of the dark pool and short sale activity that's recently murdering the integrity of the U.S market. Some "meme" stocks might not have any fundamentals behind them, but the level of [REDACTED] going on with the hedgefunds controlling time & space is unbelievable. In June and July, dark pool trading has accounted for 60/70% of the trading volume,
Comments: I believe that the foundation of a free market is the ability to choose the financial decisions that we as people make. While I understand that regulation is necessary to create a safe market environment with lower risk and less chance of inexperienced losses, there could be no possible way in which new regulations would be fair to all types of investors. A small percentage of investors
I have a constitutional right to choose how and where I invest my funds. This right should not be regulated to allow only the privileged or those with certain wealth factors. I furthermore do not need to take an exam to determine or allow me to invest my income where I determine is best suited for my needs. These ETFs provide broad exposure and help to offset and contribute to my gains. In
