To FINRA: The last thing we need in America is another NGO telling me I can or can't do what anyone outside the U.S. can do - purchase shares of companies or funds that meet my investment strategy. Yes, there is enhanced risk with leveraged and inverse strategies, but it is an important and lucrative (if I've done my study accurately) part of building my portfolio. If you want some sort
Leveraged and inverse ETFs provide me an opportunity to protect long-term investment of hard earned capital during natural shifts in market conditions, rather than try and time the market and sell long-term investments to later rebuy (a proven ineffective strategy). To buy protective options is considerably more risky, and cost-prohibitive. These ETFs allow everyday investors a clear manageable
Please allow investors to make their own decisions on funds and securities they choose to invest in. I have personally been making my own investment decisions for several decades now. Leveraged investments are important to my strategies as I am able to stay ahead of market conditions (like inflation) vs. barely breaking even with non-leveraged investment options. Having to prove my means and
I am writing in strong opposition to this proposed rule. I and my advisors should be the ones to determine if investments are right for me, NOT the government regulators. I also should not have to pass a test before investing in public securities. I understand full well the risks and rewards of leveraged and inverse funds, and it is not up to the government to suggest or tell me otherwise. The
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 I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
I have invested for many years in inverse and leveraged funds for my investment portfolio. I use them to hedge positions as well as enhancing returns. I should be able to invest at my own risk without permission from regulators. As a college graduate in math, I am able to understand this product! I should not have to go through a test to be able to invest In securities that are public. For my
I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments. 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. 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
The SEC recently adopted changes to SEC Rule 144 that shorten the
holding period requirements for privately placed securities before they can
be sold into the secondary market, subject to the conditions of the rule,
and that may change industry conventions in the resale of privately placed
debt securities.
How much do the $'s spent by Americans on sports betting or lotteries help produce a cleaner/greener energy America? Those $'s are better spent on ERX ($58/sh) & ERY ($5/sh). ERX is the Energy Bull 3x ETF & ERY the Energy Bear 3x ETF. Will over 90% of that energy coming from fossil fuels, money spent on ERY is like investing in green energy. The Ukraine War has led to
FINRA requests comment on a concept proposal regarding the application of FINRA rules to security-based swaps (SBS) following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) completion of its rulemaking regarding SBS dealers and major SBS participants. Current FINRA Rule 0180, which will expire in September 2021, provides a temporary exception from the application of FINRA rules to SBS, with
