I have never met anyone who thinks investing has no risk. People are by nature very protective of their assets, so give them credit for knowing how to manage risk. My broker already makes me read a disclaimer regarding risky or complex securities every time i seek to trade one. Placing restrictions "protecting" retail investors and traders from themselves inhibits them from the same
My experience over the last several years has demonstrated the value in modest and moderate usage of leveraged ETFs for ordinary investors such as myself. Fully aware of the risks, I have made significant gains which would not have been possible otherwise. Requiring these additional steps would cut off all but the wealthy from the benefits of these assets, forcing investment in instruments which
I hold positions in many of these at-risk funds in my portfolio. I find many of them to be useful for reducing my overall risk by spreading my investments across different asset classes and reducing the overall volatility of my portfolio. I am fully capable of understanding my investments, their risks, and their rewards. I do not need to prove my understanding to anyone before risking my money. I
It is one thing to protect the retirement assets of individuals from extremely risky or highly speculative investments but complete overreach to attempt to restrict investments in taxable accounts. You would be better focused attempting to level the playing field in our flawed public markets. Why have so many companies gone private? Why is the Fed allowed to so manipulate markets for so long
I not only buy cryptocurrency funds but I also buy cryptos/tokens. Also, along with these I also buy funds that track other asset classes, ETF's, bullion, both gold and silver, and gold and silver stocks. I buy large cap, small cap and mid cap equities. I buy and sell option contracts.
Why on earth are you considering infringing on the investments in cryptocurrency funds?!! Please
No new regulations need to be added. Protecting retail investors is just an excuse. Everyone enters knowing the risk they face. Everyone accept their own mistakes, they don't think to themselves if only the government had stopped me. Even if a few undisciplined traders fail, doesn't mean everyone else should be punished. Leverage assets can either make you or break you. Yet politicians
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I strongly oppose restrictions on my right to invest in publicly traded securities, including leveraged instruments both bullish and bearish. I take the time to understand the risks of these funds, and limit my exposure accordingly.
Leveraged funds are an important part of my portfolio management. During adverse market conditions I use inverse funds for hedging; for multiple reasons I don&#
I have heard that FINRA is seeking to put restrictions on investors, particularly individual investors, from buying into inverse funds or leveraged funds. I am an individual investor and having been using leveraged and inverse funds for more than 10 years. I am quite capable of doing my own research and understanding the risks. In the current market environment using these types of funds is a
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The Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (GSAA) eliminated the statutory limitations on NASD® authority to apply sales-practice rules to transactions in exempted securities, including government securities, other than municipals. On August 20, 1996, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments implementing the expanded sales-practice authority
