Leveraged etfs give retail investors access to the same kind of lending rates that institutions have. I understand that there is a concern that retail investors will overexpose them deserve. However, a better approach would be increasing the amount of disclosures that retail needs to make before trading leveraged etfs, not banning and liquidating leveraged etfs. Moreover, many retail investors
I'm sure these restrictions on personal investments are all the rage in Cuba, Venezuela, Russia and China. Yes, many Americans are losing money. We don't need our government telling Americans what we can invest in. Better to lose some money than our freedoms. When investors tire of losing money they will invest in other things. Let the market find it's own level. Adam Smith wrote
We should have a free choice to invest inside a regulated universe. A basket of leveraged fund is not different than a stock with high beta as both could react to volatile market conditions. Oftentimes, it is better due to some diversification benefits which is not available on a stock , which are spurred by speculative positions. Inverse leverage funds offer cheaper alternative than options to
Everyone should have the same opportunity to invest and better themselves. It should not be controlled by a few. The market used to closed for a long time to the average investor and when it opened it made things more transparent. I think this is what is happening here. They are trying to close the market to the individual retail investor and make it exclusive again. This might be a result of the
Please stop trying to legislate all of my freedoms away. It seems all that gets done in Washington these days wastes my money, restricts my lawful choices but provides the politicians with a plethora of soundbite tools to facilitate their run for reelection...seemingly THEIR main and only goal. Please protect my choices and my freedoms so that I can make the best and most responsible financial
You regulate everything, yet I watch the well connected get away with all sorts of corruption. How about enforce existing laws and stop making new ones. If the government and the people running it are so smart, the country would not be $30 trillion in debt. I am much better at making decisions for myself than a bunch of bureaucrats that have not shown they can run anything. Leveraged and inverse
Regulators, Investment should be available to the public at large and not restricted to clients paying fee based advisors or participating in fee based programs that will reduce the return on my portfolio. An investor should not be required to pass through any special process or have a minimum net worth to invest in any or all public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. As an investor I
Just because you are titled as "Regulators" Please do not feel obligated to write more regulations ---- to protect me the investor. So far I have missed out on some nice profits thanks to your regulations. Let brokers explain risks and investors take them. I do not want you taking opportunity away because you think you know what is best for ME. Better you should spend my paltry income
Leveraged etfs are risky, yes. But what better way is there for a low net worth, young individual to increase their net worth. Most people that buy leveraged etfs, actually win. Look at upro's, spxl's, sso's, spuu's return over these decades. It will continue in a relevant sense. All of those etfs would have survived 2008 and ended up with more money than spy. If you want to
Short selling has not gone beyond simply providing for market liquidity and has become a method to destroy shareholder value. New rules (or better enforcement) need to take place to prevent this from continuing. Start by forcing all brokers to default their clients' positions to "not lend." This will restrict the available shares. Additionally, mandate that all short positions
