I would like for more transparency when it comes to sharing trading information, especially considering shorts.
I use these products to hedge my portfolio. Don't make my life more complicated. Go after a real problem, like insider trading in congress.
At FINRA’s annual conference on May 13, 2025, President and CEO Robert Cook discusses the FINRA Forward initiative and other topics of interest to FINRA member firms and other stakeholders, in conversation with Kayte Toczylowski, VP, Member Relations and Education.
There is a lot covered here, it is obvious that some steps toward better transparency are at work. The simple fact of the matter is that there systemic issues with the creation of shares to borrow based on future volumes, failures to deliver, and shorting in general. While appreciated, and needed, the solutions to these do not lie in the resolution of transparency alone. Removing the capability
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The membership is requested to vote on an amendment to a Rule of Fair Practice that the membership voted to approve last year (Notice to Members 89-20). The
I oppose restrictions on the right to invest in public investments. Please let me choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged few. I understand the risks and complete loss of principal of these investments. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I
This is absurd to say what someone can and cant invest in for the everyday person. We are all capable of understanding what risks are involved as everything in the market comes with risk. I do a lot of investing and trading using leveraged funds and have not had an issue and its where a vast majority of my trading comes from. All this without any kind of test. Its insulting to take away so much
I oppose putting limitations on complex products. This gives us the investors the ability to diversify when markets are week and strong. This would be a big detriment to the trading and investing community.
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I have been an investor for more then 40 years and own all types of risk assets including stock and bond ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities in every industry, highly risky and rarely successful option trades and leverages and short funds.
I have had more success trading short or leveraged funds then options. Even a seasoned investor like myself looses money regularly with options. Short
