Comments: The idea that leveraged products are more complex than the operations of other fund types seems absurd. Investments of any sort require an understanding of the operations of the fund and this is in no way limited to leveraged and inverse products.
Individuals choosing to invest need to be able to decide which investments are right for themselves and their family. Undue restrictions to
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I have been using leveraged and inverse ETFs with great success for 12 years, with proof of performance results far greater than S&P 500. I have an MBA from Tulane, but my trading education began by studying with Steve Lescarbeau, featured in Market Wizards by Jack Schwager. My experience and methods of analysis of selecting appropriate funds are far beyond the many authors of articles
I would like to ask that you not restrict investment in leveraged or inverse funds to a select few who meet certain standards.
The United States has opperated for a long time with a free market in which people are able to invest and engage in unrestricted legal activity that accrues to their own benefit or loss. Your goal as regulators should be to protect people from crime by others or from
These are public investments and should be available to the public. If someone is silly enough to invest in the market without the proper knowledge that person will most likely lose their entire investment. With that said, the market is serious stuff. Making profits in the market is only possible if we, the public, can continue to use all the various instruments available in order to make
I don't agree with FINRA to set restriction for us to invest into stocks the public securities such as leveraged and inverse funds freely as what I have been doing to protect my investments. I and my family should be protected the right to invest in all public securities product not just the privileged.
It is extremely important for my investment in my retirement account that I have been
Hello, I am deeply concerned about my future access to complex trading products. I'm not sure your definition of complex products. Adding new red tape and hoops for investors would be beneficial to the rich, wealthy, and upperclass to keep the rich getting richer. Effectively hurting the retail trader and small guy in the economy. Effectively blocking access to the American dream to many in
Dear regulators,
I should be able to choose publicly available investments that are right for me and my family. This filling is an over reach. Ordinary Investors like myself and others are much more sophisticated, informed, educated, and savvy than previous generations. With the the prevalence of Fintech platforms and the Internet financial education has never been easier to obtain, and reliance
To whom it may concern,
Regarding the disturbing news that you are going to start regulating and possibly preventing me from purchasing some publicly available leveraged ETF's, I wanted to relay my opposition to such a plan. I have several of these holdings in my retirement and taxable accounts and am fully aware of the risks and significant swings along with the market. Have you seen
To Whom It May Concern [FINRA Regulators] -
I am the personal investment manager of my retirement accounts for the benefit of myself and family. Over the last decade, I have consistently outperformed professional fund managers.
As a knowledgeable, experienced, and self-reliant investor, I feel I have the right to manage my own investments in public companies that are appropriate for myself and
