I would like to submit a public comment on possible restrictions on my right to invest in public investments. Especially leveraged and inverse funds.
By way of introduction, I am 60 years old, and make most all of the financial decisions in my household. I am an active investor in stocks, funds, bonds, emerging markets, and crypto. Basically, I trade in multiple and varied securities, and run
I'd like to share my comments concerning your contemplation of requiring certain restrictions, limitations and/or abolition of certain inverse, levered investment products. I have been using both of these types of products for years and feel they are important tools that individuals, like myself, can utilize to manage our financial assets in the stock markets. Both these tools, when
It has come to my attention that many in government want to restrict the ability for the middle and lower classes to build wealth and ascend the financial ladder by destroying many investment vehicles.
This is apart of the greater plan set in motion by the great reset to massively redistribute wealth to favor the elite and severely disadvantage the other people in the world.
I understand that
I strongly support FINRA's mission to protect investors from ensuring an open, honest, and fair securities market, a key piece of which is striving to align investor needs and goals with product choice. It is probably or even likely that "complex" products are not appropriate for most investors, and to that end these products are broadly not used by most investors. Few defined
RE: comments about Reg. Notice 22-08 Many of my friends prefer using financial professionals, I prefer self-directed platforms. As an individual on a self-directed platform, I've become much more aware and capable of managing the risks for products like leveraged ETFs. My 20+ year experience with these instruments is positive and they do what they advertise. Their beauty is in their
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As of June 22, 1993, the following 54 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market,® bringing the total number of issues to 3,145:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
FFEX
Frozen Food Express Inds., Inc.
5/25/93
1000
STCI
Station Casinos, Inc.
5/25/93
500
ZHOM
Zaring Homes, Inc.
5/25/93
1000
HFSC
As of July 28, 1994, the following 45 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,679:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
DSGT
Designatronics Incorporated
6/29/94
200
WCBO
West Coast Bancorp
6/29/94
200
BELW
Bellwether Exploration Company
6/30/94
200
HMNF
HMN Financial Resources
6/30/94
500
MSNS
MediSense, Inc.
6/30
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