Free markets only work if regulation / government intervention does not impede them. Any reason for limiting investor access to any investment vehicle (after providing warning of complexity for novice investors) is likely anti-free market, and definitely government overreach. By allowing certain investors to invest in these funds, and not others, if obviously fraught with issues. The logic
I believe it is crucial that investment choices remain the prerogative of each individual investor and not relegated the privileged powerful who lobby government to restrict investment opportunities to that which only they control.
Just explain the risks involved and allow us adults to make our own allocations based on what is appropriate for our financial situations.
I regard the availability to
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is thinking of regulating a broad range of public securities they deem "complex". This scheme is MISGUIDED and could deny me the freedom to achieve long-term security. The scheme is arbitrary and unworkable and would allow
"BIG BROTHER" to say what the public can or cannot purchase in the public securities
I find it offensive that a regulatory agency wants to curtail the private financial investment choices of adult citizens, under the guise of "protecting" us.
Free markets work best when they are truly FREE. I am perfectly capable of reading the prospectus and understanding the risks of my investment decisions. If a person does not understand those risks, then the prudent move
Being able to trade leveraged or inverse funds like ProShares has enable my family to stay afloat during these turbulent last couple years. Regulating that away from public traders will have a wildly negative impact on the everyday trader. Balancing between funds like TQQQ & SQQQ have helped to keep my portfolio protected from so many economic impacts even through COVID and the
To the FINRA board, I strongly believe that I should have the right to choose in what I get to invest in. Publicly traded companies should not be regulated or restricted to the American public. It's not fair that giant corporations or the supremely wealthy have more flexibility and power to play this game, where the common American has to try and get by in this world and one way to do
This looks like just another step towards total control of free enterprise and free thought in our country. I've been a serious and prudent investor in financial instruments for over 30 years. I understand and fully accept the risks involved with conservative, risky, and off-label investments (including leveraged and inverse securities). Since the markets (including Stocks and so-
I oppose any restrictions on the right to make investments in leveraged and inverse ETFs. These investments are critical to my investment performance and successful trading strategy. I do not need to jump through a bunch of hoops to be granted "permission" to freely contract and do something that I have been successfully doing for many years.
These ETFs already have plenty of
Please do not restrict the rights of investors to invests in the securities of their choice.
As an investor, I use inverse and leveraged funds as a portion of my total investing activities to hedge risk against adverse market moves and to improve my overall investment returns. These securities are a financial tool for me and provide liquidity for broader markets in up and down markets.
My
I am against added restrictions to my ability to buy and sell complex products and options. As an adult, I am capable of understanding the risks involved and can judge for myself my desire for these types of products. It has never been easier to gather your own research as a retail investor than it is now, and I condemn further regulations that only attempt to fence off my ability to invest.
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