Good morning,
I am writing to discuss the impact that limiting leveraged funds would have on me as a private investor. I, as a private investor, feel confidently that I have the knowledge and experience to make personal decisions of how I invest my own money. I do not feel that it is in the purview of regulators to make determinations as to where and how I am able to use money for long-term and
I oppose any regulations that affect my choices on which funds I can buy. I am a responsible adult and make financial decisions for me and my family. Funds should be available for anyone to buy, not just the wealthy or privileged. I should not have to go through special processes or jump through hoops in order to buy funds that support my financial plan. I am capable of understanding leveraged
Improving the amount, quality, and timeliness of publicly available data from financial institutions and markets is absolutely crucial to providing a free and fair market. I support any and all changes that would enable such improvements. There is no legitimate reason for so much of the financial reporting to be, at best, hidden from public view…and be, at worst, outdated to the point of
Transparency in every corner of financial reporting is REQUIRED... NO EXCEPTIONS! Any changes within short sale reporting should spread more transparency and penalties for inaccuracies whether, intentional or not should be heightened to maximum. Financial white collar crimes are not taken serious enough
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
I oppose the proposed regulation of leveraged and other complex products. This framework is not clear nor workable. What makes one fund complex while others are not? Why impose an arbitrary standard when arguably the majority of the public investing in index funds does not thoroughly understand what an index fund is or how it actually operates?
The onus has always been on the investor to educate
This preposterous regulatory proposal is infuriatingly ill-conceived. It's both insulting to my decades of investing knowledge, and detrimental to my investment strategy. The notion that FINRA will categorically restrict my financial freedoms, especially given my successful use of leveraged investment products for over a decade, smacks of naivete, and a completely wrong-headed
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged like hedge fund institutions. I understand a financial risk with these funds and know the consequences of covering the losses. You should not be the judge of imposing conditional regulations on each individual investors. When
Why still, is there any reason for trades to be not reportable? Secrecy within trading needs to stop. There needs to be more transparency from all parties involved. “...considering including in FINRA-disseminated short interest data, where available the TSO and public float for securities?” What do you mean “where available”? You are the Financial Regulatory Authority, you should make that
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