Executive Summary
On May 17, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change requiring members to obtain a signed Subordination Agreement Investor Disclosure Document (Disclosure Document) from each investor before entering into a subordination agreement with that investor.
The Disclosure Document requirement, the text of which is provided in Attachment A, becomes
Dear FINRA, Please oppose restrictions to my right to invest in products which will protect my capital. The freedom to invest is paramount for investors to be treated equally and fairly in all products. The adoption of unfair rules will harm American stock market investors. Please stop this illegal adoption of new rules.
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Executive Summary
In the following document, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests comment on specific
(a) Application
This Rule shall apply exclusively to the activities of members in connection with the securities of companies registered under the Investment Company Act; provided however, that Rule 2320 shall apply, in lieu of this Rule, to members' activities in connection with "variable contracts" as defined therein.
(b) Definitions
(1) The terms "affiliated member,
(a) ApplicationThis Rule shall apply exclusively to the activities of members in connection with the securities of companies registered under the Investment Company Act; provided however, that Rule 2320 shall apply, in lieu of this Rule, to members' activities in connection with "variable contracts" as defined therein.(b) Definitions(1) The terms "affiliated member,"
Leverage accounts have been a part of my portfolio for years. It has given me a chance to make smaller dollar investments with the opportunity to make nice gains.
It definitely helps individual who do not have enormous amounts of capital.
Removing leverage accounts is un-American.
I strongly oppose limitations on investments.
USA was and has been built on the idea of venture into the unknown amid uncertainty. Restricting the free idea that one can succeed based on one's certainty of future and one's self-respect concerning the inherent or cultivate confidence is subduing the very idea of freedom behind the capitalism that has served as the foundation of our great nation.
Publication Date: February 23, 2023
Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate.
15c3-1f Optional market and credit risk requirements for OTC derivatives dealers (Appendix F to 17 CFR 240.15c3-1).
15c3-1f(a) Application Requirements
An OTC derivatives dealer may apply to the Commission for authorization to compute capital charges for market and
Use of derivatives was proposed by Anddre Perod of Harvard Business School in about 2000 at the HBS Investment Management lectures. Security markets are not a one-way street, he explained. It is a good way to hedge portfoliios, and with leverage it can provide an efficient use of capital so long as there is an appropiate risk discipline as volatility is maximized.
Comments: Please do not get rid of leveraged inverse etfs. It gives people with less capital a chance to hedge their existing positions and even profit off the losses in their existing stock. The rich will always get richer in these situations, you will only be taking away our opportunity to make money in those situations.
