Hi!
I've been investing since the early 2000s. I hear you want to increase awareness regarding leveraged ETFs. Not a bad idea. However, I was wondering if you could exempt those ETFs which have already been trading for more than 5 years. In my opinion, investors would have already found the risks associated within that amount of time with each of the ETFs within that timeframe.
Dear Honorable FINRA Reulators,
I have over thirty years of investing experience and I am very capable of understanding the risks of leverage and inverse funds in my portfolio. Please do not handicap my investing choices by placing unnecessary limitations, testing etc. on my investment decisions which include leveraged and inverse funds. Thank you for your consideration to not put restrictions
I often use leveraged and inverse funds to hedge my investments at a cheaper cost/risk than using options. They have been an important part of my portfolio when the markets are facing volatility and have allowed me to not divest from other securities through market uncertainty. I am well aware of the risk involved and how they function. I do not need protection from myself and my investment
To whom this may concern, Please do not restrict the access of the average investor into market funds. Some of those under consideration are incredibly useful to new investors who choose to risk smaller amounts during a learning phase of the market. These proposed changes will significantly increase the barrier of entry to the average American in achieving their financial goals. Americans should
As a long-time trader and investor, I have always believed that it is up to each individual to understand the instruments that he or she invests in. Leveraged and inverse ETFs are no different: they have some unique risks, but also unique rewards which make them particularly well-suited to short-term hedging and even speculating. The playing field is already tilted in favor of institutional
People understand products better than you think. Let those who want to take additional risk in funds choose to do so. You should not be regulating public access to such items. Individuals can choose to invest in their own business which is just as risky (if not much more) as these public funds. You aren't preventing that?? Let each individual choose their own level of investing or
Leveraged and inverse funds like those offered by Direxion and Proshares provide individual investors like me the opportunity to take leveraged positions without the need to understand the underlying complex derivatives and options tools used to create the leverage. Please don't add extra restrictions that make the use of the funds more difficult. I already have to regularly sign a statement
In this nation it has always been possible for individuals to take risks of varying levels and, in doing so, achieve levels of success that support them, their families and the nation. To limit that in the investment arena is to make children out of all investors. I urge you strongly not to limit or hamper the use of leveraged and inverse funds. I will be following up with my congressman
I am an investor in New Hampshire, I oppose this. Investors, by definition, have made the choice to invest, knowing that certain types of investments are risky. I like leveraged and inverse ETF products. Sometimes I choose strategies to limit my risk, sometimes I don't, I accept the pros and cons associated with different strategies. I value the freedom to access a broad range of
I have been investing for about 50 years, during that time I have seen a growing manipulation of the equity markets by bankers at the Federal Reserve. They have fattened there own trading accounts by creating excessive liquidity and pushing markets well beyond rational levels (creating a wealth effect). There is no longer value on the "long" side. Inverse ETFs provide a means for value
