I strongly feel that changeing the regulatory rules involving the ability for investors to choose the investments of thier choice would be a disaster. This would only benifit the the wealthy and penalize the small investor. Goverment regulators have a very poor record of getting thing right for the small investors. It is typicially insulting for regulators to think they can manage investment
Dear regulators,
We need less governmental regulations in our lives today. Not more. The common people like myself should have the ability to invest in all kinds of public securities and leveraged funds just like the high net worth guys.
I am already at a disadvantage. I have no lawyers that spend all their time working for me to avoid paying my taxes. So when I have the opportunity to
I express my disapproval of the possible restriction on the ability to invest by myself, it has been a fundamental advance for me to know that I am capable of planning my financial future while learning along the way about how to make my investment systems more efficient. I have been able to empower myself as well as my children, family and friends to learn and apply financial knowledge in asset
It is invaluable that you continue to allow access to asset trading of crypto currency futures etfs and frankly any asset available to professional traders. By restricting trading of these assets to high net worth individuals you continue to promote a society where the wealthy have more opportunities for wealth growth than the average person. You may deem that it's better for average
Comments:I cant believe the FINRA what to interfere with the small investors making a few extra percentage points on their money. Leveraged Efts are one of the only places a small investor is on a level playing field in the marketplace.Sure theirs risk but thats what made America the land of opportunity. A Small investor can go long or short just like the futures without worrying about the
Shorting as a market practice is a ridiculous concept to begin with because in no other area of a capitalist market can You borrow something that is already owned and then sell it, only to buy it back at a lower price to intentionally profit off of the original lender. That aside, self reporting clearly isn't working, and the ability for borrowed stock to be mis-marked, intentionally or
Shorting as a market practice is a ridiculous concept to begin with because in no other area of a capitalist market can you borrow something that is already owned and then sell it, only to buy it back at a lower price to intentionally profit off of the initial lender. That aside, self reporting clearly isn’t working, and the ability for borrowed stock to be mis-marked, intentionally or otherwise
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