Hello, I disagree with the proposed regulation. I believe it is up to the investor to risk his/her assets in the way he or she sees fit. Whether it makes the investing world safer or not, perhaps a lesson taught through experience rather than regulation would be a better way of allowing investors to discover what they should or should not invest in. I view these investment avenues as ways to
Racquel Russell is Senior Vice President and Director of Capital Markets in FINRA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC). In this role, Ms. Russell oversees the Capital Markets Office as it develops new policy initiatives, provides counsel to the Department of Market Regulation and Transparency Services, and supports the fixed income examinations of the Member Supervision Department. She also provides
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Good afternoon. Thank you, Wayne [Abernathy], for that kind introduction and for the invitation to speak with you today. It is a pleasure to address this group, which plays such a unique role in facilitating the open discussion of important issues facing our economy and financial system.
Most of you, I assume, invest in the stock market. Many of you invest through
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On June 30, 1988, the maximum Small Order Execution System (SOES) order size for all Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq/NMS) securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share maximum order size was applied to those Nasdaq/NMS
Hedge funds used obfuscation and blatant disregard for the rules to extract capital from retail. This became blatantly obvious with the manipulation throughout the last year. I am asking for more frequent public reporting of short positions and more detail in public reports. Increased enforcement of the current rules against naked short selling is a given.
I've used leveraged funds successfully for many years. They have significantly improved my investment returns while maintaining better capital preservation for investment flexibility. After acquiring years of experience via trading leveraged ETF's I don't want to take on added regulations not do I want to risk losing my right to leveraged trading nor have it limited.
I personally own triple leveraged funds like tqqq and upro for long term investment. 1) I hope the NetWorth requirement is not set too high. Leveraged fund should not be limited to high NetWorth people only. It's more important to make sure fund operators are well capitalized and have expertise to handle stress scenarios like big down day or prolonged recession.
Regulators should not have the right to impose any regulations on any American citizen that is investing their hard earned dollars into any stock of their choosing that they feel will benefit their future and the future of their family. The government benefits from capital gains taxes imposed on us already. To take away or regulate how we choose to use our money goes against our rights as an
Levered ETFs are a critical part of my investment methodology. They allow me to take advantage of short term trading opportunities, and do not represent core long-term investment holdings. Additionally they generate returns that are meaningful with limited capital, something I can't do without leverage. The current disclosures and warnings provided by brokerages when a trade for a
This is terrible. More regulation? Really? These investment strategies allow growth and individuals to compete and obtain long term wealth and gains. Removing the ability to use these is against capitalism and free market for Main Street investors. It stops valid hedging and leveraging long term strategies. Stop the madness! Vote out the bureaucrats! Do not pass this highly unprecedented
