Leveraged and inverse funds, like all nearly all investments, are risky. Adequate disclosure of risks should be sufficient for individual investor protection. If regulators do not believe that investors understand the risks from the prospectus, then what does this say about efforts to protect investors in domains beyond these funds? Moreover, what risks are unique to these funds that regulators
Ah yes, quite a brilliant regulatory notice. Only us ~~~~sophisticated~~~~~~~~ investors are worthy enough to trade such complex financial instruments. The peasantry are wholly incapable of understanding the Bitz-Coins on our academic level. The only issue with this proposal is that it does not go far enough to """""protect"""
CommenPlease don't limit retail usage of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs. They're actually easier to use than options/derivatives, and are incredibly useful tools for any active trader. You should not be limiting the average American's ability to build wealth in any way, as long as it doesn't cause harm to anyone else. Both of the brokerages I use have warnings for Leveraged and
Please don't limit retail usage of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs. They're actually easier to use than options/derivatives, and are incredibly useful tools for any active trader. You should not be limiting the average American's ability to build wealth in any way, as long as it doesn't cause harm to anyone else. Both of the brokerages I use have warnings for
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the second and third quarters of 1985. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
85-22
April 8, 1985
NASDAQ
regarding the potential further restriction of leveraged ETFs : an investor does not him/herself borrow money to invest in a leveraged ETF, they simply buy it as they would any other security like a stock or bond. I personally invest in leveraged ETFs that track broad indices such as the S&P 500. Although these will be volatile, as they are levered, it is HIGHLY unlikely that they'd
Comments: As an RIA and CFP Professional with over two decades experience I can tell you that retail investors are far more experienced, savvy and informed than when I started in the business. Teenagers invest through their phones, something I never dreamed of at their age. The disclosure and consumer warnings required by leveraged products providers more than addresses the risks involved in
Dear Sirs, As a US citizen, I believe I have the right to choose my own investment for myself and my own family using any public investment vessels. This right should come with no further official regulation to decide if I am qualified in knowledge or risk taking since it's my own decision based on my own due diligence. In the past 20 years, Fed kept relaxing credits in order to save
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Executive Summary
The NASD is publishing this Notice to remind members that new Section 46 of Article III of the Rules of Fair Practice requiring members holding open orders to adjust the price and size of such orders by the amount of any dividend, payment, or distribution on
Executive Summary
FINRA is making available updates to interpretations in the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules that have been communicated to FINRA by the staff of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (SEC staff). The updated interpretations are with respect to Securities Exchange Act (SEA) Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3.
Questions concerning this Notice should be
