FINRA -should not limit my choose to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. With inverse funds I can still manage to potentially make gains in an IRA account as I cant short in this type of account. If you limit this I can only go down. I have a collage degree and understand the risk associated with any type of trading or investment. I have gone to school for trading and am doing what I love to
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Rather than block investors from complex ETFs, another, perhaps preferable, approach would be to require that explanations of complex investments be written clearly, in simple English, and that the consequences of an investment, including risks, in those ETFs be clearly spelled out. That would allow investors who would like to use ETFs as part of their portfolio, and understand the consequences
I do not believe regulators should be able to choose which investments may be proper for me to invest in. Leveraged investments allow me to achieve the level of returns that I want with only having to risk 1/2 to 1/3 of the amount of money that I normally would. Inverse funds help me hedge against losing gains in other funds. Having a well rounded portfolio is always better than half a strategy.
you have to stop brokers from borrow users shares or other companies to sell fractionated shares, doing this is just creating an alteration of the market flow. the market should be based on offer and demand, shorts may exists, but in other conditions that doesn't put in risk formal investments.
Dear Regulators,
I oppose restrictions to my right to invest!
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for myself. Public investments should be available to all investors, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process before I can invest in public
securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I do understand leveraged and inverse
I think these proposals are essential if you want retail to have any confidence in the financial markets and keep investing. It has gotten to the stage where the playing field is so skewed in favour of institutional investors at the expense of retail that you risk seeing retail completely withdraw. I think these proposals will help.
Dear FINRA, I come from the industry, although now retired, and am an active trader using leveraged products. I agree with you that anyone using these products should be able to demonstrate sophistication and an understanding of the underlying optionality and risks. (In cases of trading discretion, the person with trading discretion over the client's, or family member's,
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