Restricting access to any publicly traded securities, leveraged and inverse included, should never occur in the USA under any circumstances. It's important to keep public markets truly public and regulation that restricts public access is not a part of the core principles of our democracy or a capitalistic society. Take that [REDACTED] to Venezuela or Cuba!
I believe that these regulations do less to protect the "safety" of the average consumer then they do provide a considerable advantage in the markets for high net worth persons who have the resources to replicate these investments with their private money managers. If you want more equitable and safe markets then merely provide a education warning when trading these securities.
There are no restrictions needed, or wanted on investment trading. As an investor, I am capable of making my own investment decisions and neither need, or want an organization making decisions for me. Leveraged and inverse funds are important in my investment strategies. Please reconsider any action taken or proposed that would impede my investment decisions.
You Regulators should not have the ability to restrict my investment strategies. Inverse etfs are the only way I can make money for my retirement when the market is down. You already restrict the amount of day trades I can make because I dont have enough money. Stay out of our investments!
Comments:Please do not limit access to leveraged and inverse ETFs. These are great investment products which complement the portfolio. I think all that is necessary is a n advisory notice before trade execution for investors who lack in-depth understanding of the risks associated with seeking leveraged investment results, and who plan to actively monitor and manage their positions.
Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. While this may be thought to protect the small investor, it just puts more baricades in place. The area of protection that the public needs is from big banks doing risky, convoluted investing and trading, causing market crashes, like the 2008 financial crisis.
Inverse funds help me protect/hedge my investments especially within accounts where using alternative methods (i.e. shorting, derivatives, etc.) is not available. Leveraged funds help me enhance my returns in a similar manner except to the upside in, mostly retirement, accounts where options trading isn't available.
I believe its governments business to stay out of my business. People who know how to invest should not be hampered with. I oppose FINRAs authority to regulate my investment decisions. I've invested in public securities in the past and don't believe I have to go through a process or test to be approved to invest or day trade.
please do not stop us from investing. I very much enjoy exercising my righy to purchase stivks and crypto currency. especially if the leaders of of our country can trade stocks, we the people should also be able to participate in the free market. thank you for your time thank you for reading this
Leveraged index funds are similar to buying individual stock in terms of risk. If leveraged index funds are taken away, then investing in individual stocks should be as well. Members of the public do not have to go through any special procedures to buy publicly traded stock, nor should they have to for leveraged index funds.
