FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public
Individual investors deserve the ability to manage their own risk and make their own investment decisions. It is preposterous to suggest that there are any real systemic threats to the financial system arising from these funds. If institutions can regularly take on risks that actually affect the broader financial system then individuals should be able to take risks that largely only impact
Summary FINRA is updating the set of interpretations of the margin rule. The new, updated set of interpretations is available on the FINRA website and is effective upon publication of this Notice. To assist members, FINRA is simultaneously making available a guide to the updated interpretations that includes a text comparison with the previous interpretations and other
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Hello, My name is Brandon and I am a series 7 licensed financial advisor. I believe that the current proposal 22-08 is unfair to investors, underwriters, and businesses, limiting access to investment resources for investors and financing for businesses. For businesses. The people do not need you to dictate what they can invest in. This is only going to hurt the market overall, while limiting the
More regulation only produces an even great gap between those who are privileged enough to have financial advisors (and therefore access to sophisticated investments), and those who are not. Requiring a certain level of net worth is also a way to silo regular folks from taking advantage of the market. This is not right. People should be trusted to make their own financial decisions.
I do not support this regulation. I trade stocks for a living and these vehicles are vital to my ability to make a living. Regulations restricting leveraged and inverse funds are onerous and unnecessary. There are more than enough disclosures required by brokers that can inform the retail investor. These actions will only enrich an already highly-profitable financial industry through the forced
Leveraged security and option instruments are important components of both my short and long term investment plans. Over-regulating these financial instruments could potentially cause great financial harm and substantially reduce future returns. Limiting investments to only individuals of high net worth seems to be against the Equal Protection Clause established by the 14th Amendment to the US
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Comments: I am NOT in favor of limiting access to leveraged and inverse ETFS. I feel that they provide a substantial level of reasonably priced financial access to both downside protection and upside appreciation, when used responsibly, that is not available in any other investment product. Options can provide similar financial access to these parameters, but can be much more expensive to employ
