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. As a former Certified Financial Planner for nearly 30 years I know about market and investment risks and understand the complexity of trading leveraged investments.
I shouldn't have to go through any
This is ridiculous.
In the finance world, first I found the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule is ridiculous. If this is risky: when you don't have money (< $25,000), you cannot do it; when you have more money (> $25,000), you can lose them more quickly. It means you have a higher trial and error cost.
Now, the new rule is even more ridiculous, similar to PDT. People
It is nearly impossible for retail investors to have any faith in financial institutions that both control and buy into the same market. How is PFOF still legal? HOW?! Pioneered by friend of the little guy BERNIE MADOFF. We are not asking for an advantage, we would just like a level playing field. What a concept. HELP US PLEASE.
"Complex products" are a valuable resource for investors for diversification of investment strategy and risk mitigation that should be available to all investors. The notice tries to draw parallels between option trading and "complex products", but there is a significant difference in the level of leverage and potential financial exposure between these
I use leveraged products as part of my portfolio and I am well aware of the risks they carry. Leverage products such as UPRO and TQQQ can be used effectively as a component of a broader investment strategy and should not be restricted from public retail investors because some decide not to properly educate themselves on the risk they carry. It is important for individual citizens to have the
I am a 74-year-old conservative and cautious investor who has successfully used triple-leveraged ETF's during the last nine years to provide supplemental income for retirement. I and my 69-year-old wife do not live extravagant lifestyles, but these EFT investments have allowed us to live a middle-class life in retirement. However, if the freedom to use these investments was taken away
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend paragraph (c) of FINRA Rule 0150 (Application of Rules to Exempted Securities Except Municipal Securities) to clarify the application of specified FINRA rules to transactions in, and business activities relating to, exempted
To whom it may concern,
It should be a right not a privilege to invest in cryptos, etfs, and other financial vehicles. Creating tests to disqualify certain individuals is a form of elitism, which we have enough of already in this corporate state of America. Crypto should be considered a valid form of investing, and even the little guys should get a shot at getting in early, and diversifying their
The only way to have a trust worthy financial market is through transparency and having a better understanding of what short positions exist and the data involved with them only seems the logical answer. Currently it’s a portion of the market that seems shrouded in mystery. That doesn’t make me want to invest; if anything it has made me shy away.
How about you just make this a simple thing... Instead of financial institutions SELF-REPORTING their short positions, why not actually have a regulatory body go directly into their books, so they can properly extrapolate the information. This way you can monitor things like married puts/calls that create synthetic shorts, and be on top of them on a daily basis.
