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Series 6 - Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative
INFORMATIONAL
Municipal Securities Transaction Reporting
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MSRB Rules G-12 And G-14
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) reminds member firms about the obligations imposed by Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (
Failure of a Participant or person associated with a Participant to comply with any of the rules or requirements of the System may be considered conduct inconsistent with high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade, in violation of Rule 2010.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-057 eff. date Dec. 15, 2008.
Adopted by SR-FINRA-2008-021 eff. date Dec. 15, 2008.Selected
If a Participant is reported by the System as a party to a trade that has been treated as locked-in and sent to DTCC, notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary, that party shall be obligated to act as a principal to the trade and shall honor such trade on the scheduled settlement date.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-021 eff. Dec. 15, 2008.
Adopted by SR-NASD-2005-087 eff. Aug. 1, 2006.
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
NASD Seeks Comment on Enhanced Access to NASD BrokerCheck (Formerly Known as NASD's Public Disclosure Program)
Comment Period Expires: January 9, 2004
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FINRA's proposed regulations of Leveraged an Inverse ETF's are harmful and misguided because:
1) I am a free marketer and believe that the individual's right to choose what to invest their hard earned money should be inviolate. Otherwise mal investment is likely and that is a long term moral hazard.
2) We already have too many regulations to "protect"
I take extreme exception to your proposal to limit my access to buying any particular class of public funds. This is part of my investment strategy; I employ it as a hedge in my portfolio. It does not require special training or skills to understand the potential risks and benefits of using leveraged and inverse funds. It seems more likely to me that this is just another ploy of the privileged to
Why would it be a good idea to deny basic freedom, to the public securities market? These days MORE than ever, a fundamental tenant to achieving long-term financial security, should NOT be disavowed to ANYone!!! Broad, arbitrary, and vague definitions prove, execution of such an unworkable scheme, would at best, show egregious arbitrary results under ANY type, or form, of implementation. The long
I oppose new rule making that would make leveraged and inverse ETFs difficult or impossible for normal investors to buy. I have used these sorts of ETFs in the past profitably for both hedging risks and investment purposes. I believe these products are both understandable and useful to the average investor.
Given the recent blow-up of so-called qualified investors and family offices like Bill
