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On June 30, 1988, the maximum SOES order size for all NASDAQ National Market securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share
As a smaller investor (net worth <$1,000,000), I find that there is great value in being able to trade with a leveraged product. By using a leveraged product that does not require me to use personal margin, I can keep myself debt free, use a leveraged product, obtain the benefit of either rising or falling markets, and hedge long or short. I trade and focus on the S&P 500 only.
Once again, I have been Informed by ProShares that further restrictions are being considered on leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds. As I stated previously, these are among the best vehicles available in the market. I have made my living as an individual investor since February 1980. As I also stated, I have now used these vehicles for more than a decade and they have been consistently
The proposals put forward are a solution in search of a problem. Leave Retail Investors alone. Retail Investors do not want, nor do we need, your "protection". Government regulation already restricts the general public from certain investments with the accredited investor rules, we do not need additional prohibitions placed upon us. It is difficult for me to believe that there
