I believe I have the right to use leveraged or inverse ETFs as part of my investment strategy. Since shorting stocks is not allowed in a retirement fund, inverse ETFs give me the freedom to take advantage of situations where market conditions are unfavorable. Likewise, options can be used at far greater risk than leveraged ETFs. That said, some might enjoy the use of options to hedge a large
I oppose any restrictions on my freedom to invest in the stock market. This is a overreach by the SEC. I use leveraged funds in my day to day trading to increase returns minimize losses in down market situations. I have been using these type of funds since 2018. I should not have to go through any special processes, approvals or delays in trading. Its my money and the right to do as I wish with
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, in the spirit of free-market capitalism. No one should have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
I have been Trading Stocks & Options since April 13 1963 when I Turned 21 . My First Exposure was a Brokerage Firm at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in N.Y.C.
I have been very Successful over the last 59 years and I Understand the Risks Involved in Leveraged - Inverse Funds. My Roth Ira is the only Account - I use for this Type of Accounts . My Wife and I have many other Accounts at other
Dear regulators, I am very concerned about your new proposals to limit the ability of individual investors to invest in leveraged or inverse funds. While this is being pursued under the guise of protecting individual investors, it instead harms individual investors by limiting their ability to invest in vehicles which are available to institutional investors. While I can understand having
I am an investor that uses inverse and leveraged ETF and I oppose restrictions on my right to use these investment products.
These products are adequately explained through their prospectus.
As an investor, it is my responsibility to read and understand these documents and investors should be free to choose appropriate products for the portfolio.
Limiting these products to only high net worth
The ability to trade inverse and leveraged investment vehicles as well as closed end funds, volatility assets, stocks bonds and options are all equally important to me personally! Regulators should not be able to determine what I as a long term sophisticated investor should be able to trade. There is no reason to make me subject to any special process or approvals, I have been using them for a
I understand your desire to protect investors but you really cannot stop inexperienced people from gambling in a casino or buy penny penny stocks or high risk SPAC IPOs or Mime stocks. Let free market teach the lesson and let not the government regulate. Ok to regulate to some extent the retirement accounts but non retirement accounts should not be regulated. You may regulate some ETFs like TQQQ
I want to maintain your current freedom to invest in public securities of my choosing. I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public
I believe that my family and I should have the ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds without government regulators making that decision for us. We understand the risks inherent with these types of funds and we use them as a portion of our portfolio of investments to hedge against market drops. There is no reason anyone should have to go through a special process, like passing a test,
