Please do not take away the ability to use leveraged funds as this is a great vehicle to be a bit more aggressive without having to buy individual stocks. I should be able to assess and trade on the risk tolerance I have for myself and my family.
FINRA,
I have been trading in the stock market for decades. I hope you would agree that cash is a position if you are investing in the stock market. Sometimes, like now in the current market, a large cash position may be advantageous to maintaining ones wealth.
Likewise, the use of leveraged ETFs in certain sectors or even inverse or leveraged inverse ETFs in other sectors could be positions as
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Please note that as an individual investor I oppose any limitations on my ability to buy or otherwise freely trade the Funds. There is enough disclosure already in the prospectus and brokerage firms such that investors are warned about the potential risks (and rewards) associated with the Funds.
I am AGAINST passage of FINRA’s Regulatory Notice 22-08 taking effect. I trade leveraged indexed ETF's over daily time horizons. I understand the risks intrinsic to leveraged indexed ETFs' implementation, and actively monitor my investments.
I do not think that it is the job of the regulators to restrict my ability to invest in leveraged or inverse funds. The regulators or government should not burden me with restrictive tests or limit me from participating in investments that the more privileged enjoy. It is not the job of the regulators or government to tell me how to invest in a free market. By being able to participate freely in
Dear FINRA, My name is Joshua Barnes, I live in Midland Texas with my wife & daughter. Im a part time retail trader, currently working full time in the energy field, with hopes of self retirement within 15 years. Part of my retirement plan consists of trading all kinds of revenue vehicles, i.e., common stocks, ETFs, stock options, leveraged ETF/ETN, etc. For what its worth, I do recognize
INFORMATIONALMarginSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementCustomer DisclosuresMargin Executive SummaryOn September 5, 2000, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a rule proposal that would require members to deliver to non-institutional customers a specified
FINRA may, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Rule 9000 Series, suspend, condition, limit, prohibit or terminate a Trade Reporting Facility Participant's ability to use FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility services in one or more designated securities for violations of applicable requirements or prohibitions.
Renumbered from Rule 6360C by SR-FINRA-2008-066 eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
I am a retail investor with over 10 years experience and can clearly understand the risks involved. You can certainly enforce that a disclaimer is read and understood before trading, but limiting our choice will just artificially distort the market.