I vehemently disagree with a government entity telling/restricting how I invest my capital. Investing shouldn't be a privilege for the rich only, and that is what this ridiculous consideration is. You will allow banks to get back into business with insider traders like Bill Hwang (how'd that workout by the way?) but want to restrict how the average person invests. Absurd. If your
These proposed restrictions on my ability as a lifetime worker and saver is a clear example of overreaching regulation that could deny me to invest my savings in securities through my brokerage account. I primarily invest in American companies, do not day trade and do at times invest in leveraged and inverse funds. I understand the risks of investing and have spent time and considerable money to
Leveraged ETFs and inverse ETFs give individual investors reliable tools with which to hedge against market downturns. The leverage on the short side for inverse ETFs allows them to hold a smaller position against existing longer-term holdings as a hedge in the same manner that professionals use futures to achieve the same goal. On the long side, they allow investors to participate in market
I totally reject the government restricting my access to investment products that are properly and transparently marketed and regulated with regards to their upside and downside risks. I totally reject any attempts of the government to extend any exclusion of public markets to exacerbate the wealth disparity we already have. Please spend your time and our taxpayer money on the following: #
It feels like all these additional hurdles and restrictions are being considered to benefit the larger hedge funds and money managers and restrict individual investors from access. I have always been able to choose the type of investments that are right for me and my family, I understand the risks as well as benefits to investing. I am an adult and would like to continue the freedom of choice in
I believe I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. 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 securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I
In today's investing landscape, it's important that regular people have access to leveraged and inverse funds. As the market is falling, the only saving grace to my portfolio has been leveraged and inverse funds. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. If I so choose to buy them regardless, that is my choice and my right. I don't need
You regulate everything, yet I watch the well connected get away with all sorts of corruption. How about enforce existing laws and stop making new ones. If the government and the people running it are so smart, the country would not be $30 trillion in debt. I am much better at making decisions for myself than a bunch of bureaucrats that have not shown they can run anything. Leveraged and inverse
This proposal makes no sense. We understand the risks of owning these securities. The leverage per se is not a distinguishing feature. Individual investors own leveraged securities all the time. We buy futures, options etc.. Leveraged funds are simply a packaged, and often much more liquid way to do the same. All this regulation will do is boost the profits of FCMs and increase transactions costs
I strongly oppose the proposed FINRA regulation that would restrict my ability to easily invest in public securities that FINRA deems "complex products" such as leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding the risk issues related to these investments and I don't need any nanny state to "protect" me from making bad choices. I use such investments, which are a
