I am totally against any and all financial regulations that limit my ability to invest my own money as I see fit to best suit my own financial needs. Inverse funds in particular are extremely important as hedges against market downturns in severe corrections and/or bear markets. They enable investors to protect their assets and to even actually make money in down markets.
Summary
FINRA has amended Rule 1240.01 (Eligibility of Other Persons to Participate in the Continuing Education Program Specified in Paragraph (c) of the Rule) to provide eligible individuals another opportunity to participate in the Maintaining Qualifications Program (MQP). This new enrollment period begins March 15, 2023, and will end on December 31, 2023.
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I consider it vital that ordinary investors retain the right to invest in leveraged, inverse funds such as UVXY. During market declines, these are frequently nearly the only investments that go up, while everything else goes down together like a flock of birds. During the financial crisis of 2008, I was wiped out because I only invested in stocks which my investment letters assured me would be
I beg you to keep the complex products, leveraged ETFs, options on the table for us retail investors. As a retail investor that has had to suffer through the 1999, 2008, and 2020 crashes, I cannot make up ground to retirement without more complex financial instruments. If I don't have ways to access options and ETFs in my IRA I am not going to take a big financial hit long term.
Jeffrey Kalinowski is Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Financial Solutions. In this capacity, he is responsible for the direction and oversight of FINRA’s Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis; Accounts Payable; Cash Management; Travel, Meetings & Conferences, and Investments & Treasury functions. Mr. Kalinowski joined FINRA in 2018, and
As a college student who works for near minimum wage, saving for my future, no matter how frugal, amounts to very little. Since investing, leveraged stocks have given my capital a turnover that puts my financial goals on track, given due diligence. Banning leveraged stocks would be another financial avenue closed to the working class, who simply want to save for their own home.
To whom this may concern, Please do not restrict the access of the average investor into market funds. Some of those under consideration are incredibly useful to new investors who choose to risk smaller amounts during a learning phase of the market. These proposed changes will significantly increase the barrier of entry to the average American in achieving their financial goals. Americans should
I would like the freedom and ability and the chance and opportunity to determine my future. My financial future. My family trees future. I have studied leveraged funds. I understand the risks. The rewards. And the government should not determine what investments the rich can make. And what investments the poor can make. If there is one set of rules for the rich, and another set of rules for the
I have seen countless people, both in my personal life and on the internet, lose money investing in complex financial products they never understood. Many times no explanation at all was available, and there was almost never a test to see if they could understand and retain an explanation if one was provided. I am only in my mid-twenties-- these people are meaningfully worse off for the rest of
I am a financially literate investor that uses leveraged ETFs as part of a diversified portfolio. Sweeping restrictions of financial instruments create unnecessary barriers of entry for investors seeking to increase market exposure. I believe regulation similar to options is acceptable as leveraged funds are inherently riskier than non-leveraged. However, a properly educated investor who
