We don't need any more paternalism in the financial markets! My brokers (Schwab and Fidelity) provide ample warnings about investing in leveraged or inverse funds. I don't need a regulatory agency holding my hand as well. You cannot regulate away stupidity. There will always be people who lose their shirts by making stupid investments. I have a relatively small stake in a single
Hi, please do not restrict leveraged ETFs. They are a powerful tool for retail investors to get leveraged exposure, without having to go through margin, options, futures etc.
- I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me
- I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in leveraged funds.
- I am capable of
I oppose limitations on leveraged an inverse products.
These products are an important part of my portfolio and are useful tools for securing my long-term financial security.
Furthermore, these don't represent an outsized risk compared to idiosyncratic risk associated with investing in (or short-sellijg) individual stocks -- yet they already carry an *abundantly clear* warning --
As a short term tool, buying inverse ETFs can be very valuable, and can actually help traders achieve financial objectives that they can not either otherwise achieve, or would require the use of riskier derivatives. Obviously, assets do not always rise, so trading just the long side means forgoing potential profit when assets decline. Also, using inverse ETFs during declining markets acts as a
This proposal:
-Hurts Investors: It could potentially deny you the freedom to choose investments that could
help you achieve long-term financial security.
Is Arbitrary and Unworkable: FINRAs definition of complex products is so broad, arbitrary
and vague that it could ensnare a vast number of commonly used public securities. Tests or
URGENTACTION NEEDED BY MAY 9TH
Your ability to freely invest
I disagree with the proposal to restrict access to leveraged or inverse funds for several reasons:
1. It is not the government's responsibility to tell me what I am capable of investing in. It is my money, my risk.
2. It is my responsibility to determine if an investment is right for me, and to understand benefits and risks.
3. it is not the government's role to assess or
I not regulators should be able to choose 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 I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse
My name Christopher Cialone. Cryptocurrency has opened up a new world financially, and economically...for the little guys. Bitcoin, and the subsequent alt coins that have followed has given regular everyday people an opportunity to be more hands on with their own finances, to use in tandem with the existing system of finance. I have changed my entire life because of cryptocurrency, and as it
I'm opposed to FINRAs proposed limits that may restrict access to L&I Funds or to disqualify individuals from trading L&I Funds or other complex products. Limiting access to investors should never be the answer. Education of the risks should be, which is what my financial institutions have provided. As an investor I understand that a leveraged ETF has increased
I am a PhD economist who has published three books on financial risk I also worked at Goldman Sachs and a major hedge fund as portfolio strategist and risk manager. We were very grateful to regulators for restricting retail access to the kind of levered and inverse investments that we used regularly to focus and limit our risks. However the simple truth-- which I will happy to publicly discuss
