Comments: I find the recent discussions about leveraged funds silly. It's been discussed in detail on various online forums how leveraged funds are good for short term trading, and are also fine for long term investment *provided* the investor is sufficiently informed about the rules. See, for example, the famous "hedgefundie adventure." Yes, there is volatility drag,
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Narrowing down those who can invest in certain instruments to only those who have a certain net worth or putting other logistical challenges which only people of a certain class can engage in is classism. Just because someone has a lower networth does not necessarily mean they have the inability to discern important investment strategies. Furthermore, if an investment vehicle, however "
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. A free and fair market is a strength of the US and it is obvious the integrity of those markets has been strained this last year. Part of that is due to FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. Even with some of the proposed changes in 21-19, there are still some gaps that do not account for synthetic shares that should be addressed as well.
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In the March 1, 1993, edition of the Federal Register, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published notice of its intention to adopt Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This new rule would establish three, instead of five, business days as the standard settlement
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May 6 Revised submission: First let me say that I am a Roosevelt supporter (Teddy and FDR), not anti-government. I have traded ProFunds, which offer shorts and leverage, for about ten years. ProFunds is my favorite fund family. I do not care about leverage, but I do care about being able to short (inverse funds). I do not have an advisor or broker, and I never have or will. Common knowledge is
So you won't do your jobs and limit what MMs and hedge funds can do, but you want to regulate what retail investors can and cannot invest in?? The leveraged funds give everyday retail investors a vehicle to make a little bit more than picking individual stocks. For those of us that don't trade options, especially on individual stocks, the leveraged funds are a way to invest in whatever
I oppose the proposed restrictions to accessing leveraged ETFs. Creating a two tier system for wealthy elites verses main street investors is not acceptable. It would be wholly inappropriate to force investors out of leveraged positions during a major market correction simply because the SEC has deemed poor people as idiots. I am disgusted with the SEC's pervasive attitude that main street
Hi and as an American citizen I should be able to choose what investment is right for me and not a regulator. Public investment should available for all citizens. I shouldnt have to go through a test to be able trade my funds based on my interest and risk tolerance. I am capable of researching and understanding the risk of what I want to invest in. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my
