It doesnt make sense to have all these requirements to buy complex investments. Investors need to take responsibility when they make a purchase that results in a big loss. It is common sense to do research and manage your own risks before buying complex securities. It is not fair to have investors meet all these requirements before a complex security is brought. By doing basic research on the
I resent the thought that I cannot choose for myself what investment products work best for me. And I find it insulting, manipulative and corrupt that only those with privilege (high net worth investors) would be allowed to use these trading vehicles. I use these types of vehicles to hedge positions as well as to take advantage of down movements, since I can not use options in my IRA account. I
I am an adult who should not be treated as a child. I should have the sole right to decide what investments I take part in and not regulators. I have started trading from scratch and educated myself very easily from the resources available to from my broker. I fully understand the risks I am taking and should have the right to take them without regulator permission or requirements. The PDT rule
As a short term tool, buying inverse ETFs can be very valuable, and can actually help traders achieve financial objectives that they can not either otherwise achieve, or would require the use of riskier derivatives. Obviously, assets do not always rise, so trading just the long side means forgoing potential profit when assets decline. Also, using inverse ETFs during declining markets acts as a
I am vehemently opposed to restrictions to my right to invest in any and all leveraged and inverse trading funds.
I believe 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.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process
like passing a test
Comments: I think that L&I funds should still be readily available to retail customers without restrictions. I have done my own due diligence, as I think all investors should, in regards to understanding the products and if they are suitable for me. I understand throughly that leveraged products are not meant to be utilized for a long term investment due to the negative drag built
Dear FINRA,
I'm writing to express my opposition to regulations proposed in Regulatory Notice 22-08. I'm against any restrictions on trading leveraged or inverse ETFs. As an investor, I should be able to choose which investments are right for myself. Public investments should be available to everyone, not just the privileged. I am capable of understanding these funds, and should
I'm opposed to FINRAs proposed limits that may restrict access to L&I Funds or to disqualify individuals from trading L&I Funds or other complex products. Limiting access to investors should never be the answer. Education of the risks should be, which is what my financial institutions have provided. As an investor I understand that a leveraged ETF has increased
As an RIA for over two decades, I want the ability to use whatever tactical strategies I see fit for my clients as well as myself. I have used inverse funds within hedging strategies since the 1990s to no ill effect for my clients. They are extremely useful tools for hedging against large market losses, especially within Long/Short strategies. With the advent of cannabis, crypto, day-traders, and
Comments: I believe that the foundation of a free market is the ability to choose the financial decisions that we as people make. While I understand that regulation is necessary to create a safe market environment with lower risk and less chance of inexperienced losses, there could be no possible way in which new regulations would be fair to all types of investors. A small percentage of investors