Stay out of individual investor decisions please. These are important tools for investors that are not high net worth for hedging and trading. Yes, go ahead and require people to read and understand how they work and the risk but do not restrict access. It's tough enough as it is to compete with wall st and high net worth investors.
Back off with the regulation already! We are already over regulated. I can choose my own investments that are right for me and my family. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse leveraged funds and their risks. These funds are important to my investment strategy and I use them as a limited part of my portfolio.
Limiting my ability to buy leveraged and inverse ETFs would impair my ability to hedge risks efficiently and dynamically. It would damage the risk-return ratio of my holdings and impair the liquidity of my portfolio. I am against this rule. Efficient portfolio management should not be restricted, for the well-being of investors and the market as a whole.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the public not just the privileged. I should not have to pass a test to invest in public securities like leveraged and inverse funds. Leveraged and inverse funds are important for me to be able reduce risk in my investment portfolio.
These regulations would be taking a valuable tool away from investors. They would impinge on our ability to hedge our accounts against loss. We would need to become short sellers, which is much more risky and unavailable in retirement accounts. Your proposed rules would increase market risk.
It should be the responsibility of the individual investor to determine the risk of using these particular products. The notion that somehow some regulation can "save" investors from making bad investment decisions is an illusion. Investors should have the right to invest as they see fit without any intrusion by any third party, government or otherwise.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process- like passing a test- before you can invest in public securities,
like leveraged and inverse funds. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. Ultimately I am the one responsible for the handling of my money, and these measures should not be imposed.
I oppose restrictions and barriers of entry to investments such as leveraged and inverse funds. I utilize leveraged funds in particular as a part of broader strategy both as a hedge and to enhance returns. Investors such as myself are capable of understanding and weighing the risks and potential rewards. Unnecessary restrictions do not help us and are a waste of time and effort for investors,
Hello,
All investing has risk involved for the better or for the worst.
I must have the ability to choose what investment vehicle is correct for my situation without regulation. I do not have a pension and leveraged or unleveraged funds/ETF/Stocks can help me to become self sustaining in my later years. Please leave it alone.
The prospectus for proshare leveraged products adequately describe the risks involved. They are no more risky than many other product readily available to the public. FINRA should focus on such scams as Bitcoin and other digital currencies (also known as magic beans) that have zero intrinsic value and are openly marketed to the public through television.
