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The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently approved amendments to the financial responsibility requirements established under the Government Securities Act of 1986. The amendments raise the minimum capital requirements for all government securities broker/
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to extend the expiration date of the temporary amendments in SR-FINRA-2020-015 and SR-FINRA-2020-027 from December 31, 2020, to April 30, 2021.
No enhancements to current rules are required. It is the responsibility of the individual investor to educate him/her self on the advantages and disadvantages (AKA risks) of using these investment instruments. Claiming to be "confused" after incurring a loss is disingenuous and should not be considered a legitimate excuse unless the individual can prove that he/she was misled by an
Please accept this statement as my opposition to proposed SEC Rule #S7-24-15. I do not need a regulator to decide on my behalf what is deemed to be an appropriate investment. No regulator will ever be able to be as discerning as I am about what I should do with my own money. Sincerely, Matthew A. Lester
I am opposed to the implementation of this rule. I am a small scale, non-pro investor and these type of ETFs come in handy when I believe I have determined the direction of a given market. Like ALL investment vehicles, there are risks involved. But to make requirements for participation restrictive to certain accounts is just absurd to me.
I oppose restrictions on the public's right to trade "complex" investments. I use leverage and inverse funds on a daily basis in my investment strategies. They are not hard for the average investor to understand. Adding red tape and complexity around these instruments is not in the investing public's best interests. I request that you reject these proposed rules.
There are plenty of warnings regarding the use of leverage with stock market investing. As a manager and individual investor, the disclosure and disclaimer hoops are already plentiful. This issue is less significant than the investor confusion created by dual licensing of brokers as RIA reps and Series 7 agents. The BIC rules didn't reduce the confusion.
I oppose regulations that limit small investors ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. This is a basic principle of fairness. Should these vehicles only be available to high net worth individuals? There is enough special privilege already in the system that rigs the system against individual investors. This rule amounts to further theft.
NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC the examination specifications and study outline for the Limited Representative-Private Securities Offerings (Series 82) examination program. The Series 82 examination program is proposed in connection with a proposed change to NASD Rule 1032 to implement Section 203 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ("GLBA"), which requires the NASD, as
NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC revisions to the examination specifications and study outline for the Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Principal (Series 26) examination program. The proposed revisions would update the material to reflect changes to the rules, regulations, and practices covered by the examination. The proposed revisions are reflected in the
