I do not consider necessary that a client that is investing in complex products (such as a structured note) needs to have an options agreement in place due to the fact that the client is not executing options trades, it is the issuer of the product. Instead I consider that if the client understands the product (risks associated, potential return/loss, rights and limitations, liquidity, etc.) in
I am writing to express my concern about the potential regulations being considered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). If these regulations are enacted, it would restrict my ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds, as well as many other popular investment vehicles that are deemed to be complex. I am a college student who is interested in investing in leveraged and
To whom it may concern,
Over the past 2 years I have witnessed some of the most questionable moves by entities who are supposed to be acting in the best interest of their clients. The extreme corruption which exists in the market is visible to millions of people. This attempt to further regulate the market is just an attempt to protect the richest people and richest companies in the world. This
I have been doing my own investing for over fifty years, and for much of that time was frustrated by the restrictions placed on my retirement savings, especially the inability to buy individual stocks rather than mutual funds. Having finally escaped those regulations after retirement I do not want to be told that I am not sophisticated enough to use mutual funds and etf's if they are '
I oppose FINRA's limitations on my ability to buy leveraged and inverse funds. These are public funds, but proposed limitations on my ability to buy and sell these instruments will make them available only to a select group.
I have used these types of instruments for many years as a hedge in my portfolio. I am certainly able, and motivated to understand risks and upsides to leveraged
(a) Terms used in this Rule shall have the same meaning as those defined in the FINRA By-Laws and rules unless otherwise specified herein.(b) "Direct participation program" or DPP, means a program which provides for flow-through tax consequences regardless of the structure of the legal entity or vehicle for distribution including, but not limited to, oil and gas programs, real estate
(a) Reportable System Transactions
Members shall comply with the Rule 7100 Series when reporting transactions to the System, including executions of less than one round lot if those executions are to be compared and locked-in. All trades that are reportable transactions will be processed pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan. Trades that are not already locked-in trades will be
I protest implementing any proposal to limit my trading in leveraged or inverse ETFs. I feel it is my right to invest my money wherever I feel I might get a positive return, especially during what I perceive as periods of equity or commodity ETF downturns. My only other choice during those periods would be to stay out of investments altogether and only earn inadequate interest rate returns. I do
You not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for you and your family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.
It is very important that you express your views in your own
wordsyour comments are more likely to be taken seriously
by FINRA if they reflect your own experience and perspective.
Not only do
I should not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and your family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged!!!!
What I am talking about is a list of investments that may be at risk, such as ;
Target Date Funds
Non-Traditional Index Funds (Smart Beta + ESG)
Emerging Market Funds
High Yield Bond
