This is as misguided on the part of FINRA as it gets. The entire regulatory structure is built to support the "long equities all the time" theme. Decades of essentially free money have made publicly traded equities on US exchanges one of the riskiest assets in the world. When the bond market takes the printing press away from the Federal Reserve (it is not a question of if, but when),
Regulators,
I urge you not to enact any legislation that limits or impedes my ability to choose for myself which investments are appropriate for me and my family.
In particular, I am especially against any proposal that will restrict or complicate my ability to strategically trade leveraged ETF's and similar products. I have effectively used these products to enhance my own personal
A. Providing short interest information to the public for free is a requirement to ensure the retail public's trust in the market. Without access to this information, the average retail investor is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to making trading decisions. Finra should take charge and publish this information daily, so retail investors can make timely decisions about their trading
TO: All NASD Members And Interested Persons
The Association has adopted amendments to its Interpretation on Free-Riding Withholding in order to clarify the application of the Interpretation to offerings in which there is a delay between the commencement of the offering and the beginning of a secondary market. These amendments have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on a
TO: All NASD Members and NASDAQ Subscribers
We are pleased to announce that the NASD is now offering a new NASDAQ data service. Subscribers to this service may receive copies of the Monthly Statistical Report (MSR) for all or a select group of NASDAQ issues on either an annual subscription or single-month order basis. Each MSR includes daily, weekly and monthly price, volume and market maker
(a) Definition — "Rights"
The term "rights" or "rights to subscribe," as used in this Rule is the privilege offered to holders of record of issued securities to subscribe (usually on a pro rata basis) for additional securities of the same class, of a different class, or of a different issuer as the case may be.
(b) Definition — "Warrants"
The
Comments: Please continue to allow me access to these products such as inverse EFT's. The companies providing them have given adequate information, and I further can look up information if needed. I understand they have additional risk, however I would like to take that risk for myself and should have to right to do so. Having these products to chose from helps me to balance my portfolio to
After 50 years of investing including the use of leveraged and inverse funds; I believe I have the right as well as the responsibility to control my own investments. I do not need or want measures inacted that would only impair my investing. I use inverse funds to stabilize my portfolio and to offset some of my long position. I started trading these funds when I was young. That's how I
Finra, thanks for giving us a way to input our thoughts on 22-08. Leveraged etfs offer the retail investor opportunities to take positions, both long and short, that in the past were only available to large asset managers. While warning labels are justified, we should be able to make up our own decisions on when and if to use leverage and or inverse etfs. Taking a monetary loss on a losing trade
It is important to have inverse investments as they can be used in the market place to mitigate downside in long positions, thus making it possible for me to avoid trading my long positions. A regulator has no ability to perceive my need to take such mitigating positions, and it is offensive to be told that such an ability. Simply stated, public investments should be available to ALL members of
