Dear Regulators, I, not you, should choose whether I can invest in leveraged and inverse ETFs. additionally, I should not have to take and/or pass any tests to be able to invest in leveraged and inverse ETFs. I am fully aware of the risks associated with investing in leveraged and inverse ETFs.
I am vehemently opposed to limiting current investment vehicles. Better attention to be paid to existing companies who are not reporting accurately (ex: Twitter and TSLA). Anyone using leveraged ETF's are educated enough to understand potential risks. The same for any listed stock on any exchange.
A retail investor such as myself require access to these types of investments to hedge against risk. During the 2022 downturn they have protected me to successfully hedge my accounts. To test knowledge or require accredited investor status reduces liquidity and advances the disparity between economic classes.
I am an educated investor and aware of the potential risks of utilizing leveraged and inverse funds. To take away these tools from the average investor will significantly impact their ability to compete with the pros. Please do not continue down this regulatory path. This is not going to accomplish a positive goal for the general public.
This is a violation of the free market principals. Risk assessment and tolerance is an INDIVIDUAL human characteristic, and therefore this approach will not work. Furthermore, I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds.
I am in control of my own investments and future. I should be able to take risks I deem appropriate based on my own information and do not want regulators limiting my options. This is an unfair practice and the common investor should have the right to make their own decisions on how they invest.
I do not want regulators deciding what i can invest in. I have been investing in these types of funds for over 10 years... We understand and accept the risk. We can invest for our family. We are about free trade. Do not let regulatory screw this up too.
Hello,
I am in my forties and I have been investing for the past twenty years. I feel that this is unneeded regulation. All stocks have risk. I currently use my leveraged and inverse funds to help protect my portfolio. This money has helped me to pay for my home.
I do NOT support regulation of leveraged, inverse funds. I am aware of the risks such investments carry. Furthermore, I am an adult and wish to make my own investment decisions.
Please do NOT pass legislation/regulation effecting my ability to invest in leveraged/inverse ETF's.
Thank you,
Mel Brown
The right to sell short in a stock market should not be limited to the super-rich. The average investors should have the same right through inverse funds. The risk should be borne by the investor himself, who should know what he is doing, and NOT forcibly eliminated by the seemingly good intention of the Regulators!