Adding these rules only hurts traders. Everyone starts somewhere and creating requirements hinders their learning process. You don't need to be a genius to use most of these instruments and these restrictions are an annoyance to even experienced investors.
I would like to choose my own investment strategies without being told how to invest. There is no reason to go through any process to trade something I have traded hundreds of times. Inverse funds and leveraged funds are part of investing and I do t need regulation on something that I completely understand already.
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