I strongly oppose any limitations that may be placed on investors who want to participate in short funds or leveraged funds. I have been investing in the stock market since 1993 and fully understand the risks inherent in these types of funds. When used properly to hedge a portfolio they can be very important. I strongly suspect that rules like this one being proposed will end up hurting the
I, as an individual in the American public should be able to have access to public investments and such investments should not be accessible for only a few privileged groups. I should not go through special test before I can invest in public securities, such as leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding and acknowledging leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. These measures
I am writing to oppose restrictions to my right to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. These funds are very important to my investment strategy and I shouldn't have to go through any special process to invest in these funds. Public investments should be available to all and not to just a few people. I fully understand the risks of leveraged funds and I use them as a hedge and also to
It is my money and only I should have the right to choose which investments I pursue. I am fully aware of the investment risks. That's why prospectuses are available. Additionally, these type of inverse and leveraged funds are excellent tools to hedge portfolios which all funds may not be held at one firm.
Stay out of my financial affairs. Having over thirty years of investment
We should be able to choose the public investments that are right for us and our family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I'd been trading the stock market for more than 20 years, I am totally understand leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my
I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for I 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 I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
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, not just The privileged. Furthermore, I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I did not have to do this to make a purchase. I am capable of
FINRA regulators, there are so many ways that the ultra-rich can become even wealthier and so many ways to stop the middle-class from doing so. By restricting inverse and leveraged investments you are further limiting the ability of ordinary Americans from having access to the same tools that the elite have. With the abundance of education and information available on the internet it is easier
Typically, loss due to investment in funds is limited to the amount an investor was willing to use for purchasing those funds. Investing in leveraged and inverse funds is a useful tool for individual investors as it provides a mechanism by which to improve ROI when regular funds may be doing poorly. In all cases investors should be doing some research and consideration of risk before investing in
Dear FINRA Regular retail investors should not be precluded from access to leveraged investment products. By only allowing institutions to use leveraged investment vehicles you are discriminating against individuals and preventing them from using all of the tools in the investment tool kit. Life is risky, individuals do not need to be protected from themselves by the government. Instead you
