Individuals should be able to decide how they invest their money. leveraged ETFs are not nearly as bad as investing in "meme stocks" or options trading. Regulating buying ETFs at the start of a bear market is irresponsible and likely something to make people sell their ETFs at a loss.
I am a 57 year old investor that has traded / invested in different asset classes including equites, option and futures. I think the leverage / inverse funds are a valuable tool to be used by investors / traders and should continue to be available to the public without restrictions.
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I use leveraged funds as a small part of my overall investments (less than 5%) but do see them as a regular income generator and would be negatively impacted by the inability to trade in these funds.
Please do not take away this ability from the average investor.
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I believe if Im capable enough to make money in the first place, I should be allowed to invest it in the way I want to. Currently, leverage etfs play a big part in my portfolio investments and the idea that it will be restricted for trading will seriously impact my portfolio growth.
Please don't create red tape for ordinary folks to invest. Leveraged and inverse funds are investment strategies which do not require PhD knowledge to invest and grow hard earned money. Target option trading instead of leveraged and inverse funds!
Customers should be able to choose what is right for their investment strategy. Making changes would cause many to need to do leveraged complicated futures trading to accomplish the same goal and causing great financial risks compared to a simple leveraged fund.
I likely would not fit your thoughts of high net worth. But I have traded form the floor of a stock exchange for 20 years in my life. I think it should be up to me and my broker, not you to see what is fit for me to invest in.
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