Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6897 (Consolidated Audit Trail Funding Fees) to establish fees for Industry Members related to reasonably budgeted Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit
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To whom it may concern,
I have been investing in triple leveraged ETF's for over 5 years. I have done so responsibly, setting stop loss orders and maintaining a keen eye markets and my portfolio. This has helped me create more capital in a responsible manner over these years. To limit responsible investors from accessing these type of funds would be an over reach of FINRA's
As a life-long investor and a former registered representative with a Series 7 license, I learned that each person's investment strategy is unique to their current, as well as future, needs. Also, each individual's net worth may require hedging strategies that only leveraged and inverse funds can provide. To restrict access to these investment products means that regulators
I have utilized Leveraged and Inverse funds successfully for many years. I prefer them because as a self-directed investor, I am able to select funds which reflect an area of interest in small increments rather than invest large sums in non-leveraged funds. In this way I don't risk as much of my own capital--therefore preserving my hard earned capital. During downturns in the market
I should be able to decide what the right investment is for me and my family. Levered and Inverse funds are safer than the alternative. The alternative is to short, use margin, use futures, or use calls and puts. All of which can wipe out your entire capital. Levered and inverse levered products offer an amazing alternative to less sophisticated investors. They're definitely more volatile,
You have no right to take away my ability to hedge using inverse funds. You are trying to take away a tool from small investors and leave all the profit to the big boys. I've been using leveraged inverse funds for over three years, what gives you the right to take away my ability to predict a downturn and capitalize on it? You just want to leave all the profit to the big boys right
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I vehemently disagree with a government entity telling/restricting how I invest my capital. Investing shouldn't be a privilege for the rich only, and that is what this ridiculous consideration is. You will allow banks to get back into business with insider traders like Bill Hwang (how'd that workout by the way?) but want to restrict how the average person invests. Absurd. If your
This proposal makes no sense. We understand the risks of owning these securities. The leverage per se is not a distinguishing feature. Individual investors own leveraged securities all the time. We buy futures, options etc.. Leveraged funds are simply a packaged, and often much more liquid way to do the same. All this regulation will do is boost the profits of FCMs and increase transactions costs
