Re: FINRA Ive Invested in the Markets for over 12yrs, Ive always appreciated the fact that I could Invest freely, make my own choices and decisions on what, where, Why & when I choose to Invest, Moreover, and based on the proliferation & numerous tools & Resources available to the Individual Retail Investor these days the case for the freedom of choice became even more
COMMENTS ON 22-08 You have made this request for comments so complicated that it is hard to follow. I will just list my ideas and you can try to sort them out. On my trip from model airplanes to airline captain I have made many replies that affected new FARs. This a free country and everyone should be able to risk some $ and try to make more $. This should include hedge funds, but limited to a
Re: FINRA Ive Invested in the Markets for over 12yrs, Ive always appreciated the fact that I could Invest freely, make my own choices and decisions on what, where, Why & when I choose to Invest, Moreover, and based on the proliferation & numerous tools & Resources available to the Individual Retail Investor these days the case for the freedom of choice became even more
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to "Complex Products" like L&I Funds, etc. Apparently once again the government thinks that all Americans are idiots. Concern that investors may be "confused" by "complex products" - I find this attitude highly offensive. I would very much prefer that you leave
I not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for me.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.
My Investment Advisor of many years experience has managed my investments to my satisfaction for over 15 years.
The very idea that an unknown, to me, group of so called regulators will over ride what
I am a retail investor and have been trading various of these “complex” products for well over a decade (leveraged/inverse ETF’s and options). I find the premise of this Regulatory notice to be highly suspect – that retail investors are not sophisticated enough to be able to trade these PUBLIC instruments and should have sufficiently high impediments put in place to discourage or bar their use (
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TO: All NASD Members
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a number of amendments to Rule 17f-2 concerning the fingerprinting of securities industry personnel. These revisions are intended to simplify the process of claiming exemptions by clarifying existing provisions of the rule and by incorporating in the rule other exemptions previously granted by the Commission on a case-by-
The Best Execution topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
