Comments: I believe that the foundation of a free market is the ability to choose the financial decisions that we as people make. While I understand that regulation is necessary to create a safe market environment with lower risk and less chance of inexperienced losses, there could be no possible way in which new regulations would be fair to all types of investors. A small percentage of investors
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To The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), I want to continue having the ability to freely invest in a broad range of public securities designated as “complex products”—including the leveraged and inverse funds offered by ProShares. These "complex products" have enabled me to protect my retirement portfolio from severe material losses. I agree an investor needs to
It is not the place of any government agency to tell me what I can invest in. This is a major overreach into my financial freedom. I fully understand the products that I invest in & do not need to prove my knowledge. Leveraged & inverse funds are extremely important to my investment objectives. These funds allow me to use less of my capital. This is important for the rest of my
I strongly oppose any rule that limits my (or others') ability to implement investment strategy, which at times includes the use of options and leveraged/inverse exchange-traded products. I believe such a rule would cause me personal financial harm. Although I have decades of experience with such products, I oppose any rule for which I must pass tests or meet any arbitrary net worth standard
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code”) to clarify and, in some instances, amend the applicability of the Document Production Lists to simplified customer arbitrations administered under FINRA Rule 12800.
FINRA is making available in one place on its website a list of firms and individuals responsible for unpaid customer arbitration awards. FINRA is providing the information in this new format to provide greater transparency around those firms and individuals with unpaid arbitration awards and to make this information more readily accessible to investors. The information will also continue to
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 1240.01 to reopen the period by which certain participants in the Maintaining Qualifications Program will be able to complete their prescribed 2022 and 2023 continuing education content.
