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
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 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
I have a constitutional right to choose how and where I invest my funds. This right should not be regulated to allow only the privileged or those with certain wealth factors. I furthermore do not need to take an exam to determine or allow me to invest my income where I determine is best suited for my needs. These ETFs provide broad exposure and help to offset and contribute to my gains. In
I am a successful investor with many decades' experience. Every investment I ever made required me to analyze the risks. Some worked and some failed. I will make my own decisions. The notion of passing a regulator designed test of risk sophistication is ridiculous, frankly insulting. The entire lot of your staff has no more - and probably less - risk assessment expertise. Why should I submit
I have invested electronically through Morgan Stanley's ETRADE since it's inception back in 1994. I live in NYC for 34 yrs & know all the public markets well. I have experience in FOREX (25YRS) & the same approximate history within the fixed income, stock & commodities markets. Trade in these US Equity markets is a FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN CIVIL
Regulating the stocks and investments the average American can invest in is the most asinine ideas I have ever heard. The fact that in order to trade a "complex product" I would need to take test and read certain materials, be wealthy, and get special approval from a broker is the worst form of gatekeeping. Not only would you be stopping a large amount of people from investing in
(a) A member shall use the facilities of a securities depository for the book-entry settlement of all transactions in depository eligible securities with another member or a member of a national securities exchange or a registered securities association.
(b) A member shall not effect a delivery-versus-payment or receipt-versus payment transaction in a depository eligible security with a
There is no good reason that investors of any kind should be segregated and barred from any type of public investment vehicles, especially not on account of available funds. This rule banning certain investors from inverse and leveraged investment vehicles would limit individual investment strategies and only benefit large institutions. It is fundamentally unfair and disrespectful to the
