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Leveraged ETF/ETNs do pose risks most retail investors do not understand. However, retail investors that understand the risks should not be barred from utilizing these very useful assets. Broker-dealers should require due diligence in line with that of margin approval and options approval. Specific arguments for this approach include:
1. An investor can lose 100% of their investment in a
Dear Sir/Madam, I work as an R&D Engineer, and consider myself a middle class American. I frequently invest in ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF, symbol SQQQ, and ProShares UltraPro QQQ, symbol TQQQ. These funds give me great flexibility in meeting my long term investment goals. I am well informed of exactly what these funds offer, and am able to incorporate them into my investment
I have been using leveraged and inverse ETFs with great success for 12 years, with proof of performance results far greater than S&P 500. I have an MBA from Tulane, but my trading education began by studying with Steve Lescarbeau, featured in Market Wizards by Jack Schwager. My experience and methods of analysis of selecting appropriate funds are far beyond the many authors of articles
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These are public investments and should be available to the public. If someone is silly enough to invest in the market without the proper knowledge that person will most likely lose their entire investment. With that said, the market is serious stuff. Making profits in the market is only possible if we, the public, can continue to use all the various instruments available in order to make
As an individual investor I consider
leveraged and inverse investment funds very useful to manage risk in my overall investment portfolio. They represent a minority but important percentage of my overall portfolio and are utilized to help offset and mitigate risk in my more Substantial longer term positions on a short term basis, avoiding disruptive transactions in my long term holdings.
I am
I am writing in regards to possible legislation which would limit the use of leveraged and inverse ETF's. I ask that you please do not limit or get rid of these ETF's. These financial instruments have given me the ability to grow my retirement account faster and provide supplemental income for my family. If you want to put an additional disclaimer that investors are required
Regardless of what (if any) action is taken on this notice, the decision to invest must be with the investor. Limiting retail traders' use of complex instruments represents a dangerous slippery slope. I'm all in favor of curbing advertisements for these products. Likewise, leveraged products should provide clear disclosures detailing their risk profiles and internal workings.
