Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 1011(p) (“specified risk event”), to correct an inadvertent drafting error and clarify the “final regulatory actions” that are included in the “specified risk event” definition for purposes of the Rule 1000 Series (Member
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to extend the current pilot program related to FINRA Rule 11892 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions in Exchange-Listed Securities) (“Clearly Erroneous Transaction Pilot” or “Pilot”) until April 20, 2021.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2360 (Options) to increase the position and exercise limits for conventional options on certain exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
As a registered representative, financial advisor and personal investor I would sincerely hope that I am never prohibited from using these funds in the future. If you want to ad investor education and or disclosures, so be it. But please do NOT reduce the availability of such products. As a rule of thumb, my firm does not permit the solicitation of these vehicles in my position. As for my own
Dear Regulators, As an investor, 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 agree that there should be warning agreements that need to be checked that an investor understands what they are getting into and the risks, JUST AS ALREADY EXISTS. NO
I have just been made aware of FINRA's proposal to limit investing in certain securities by the general public. I understand the concern that uninformed investors could be harmed financially by making ill-informed decisions on these trades. I myself went through something of a learning curve, and lost a bit at first. I also never invested more than I could afford to lose, either on inverse
SEC Proposed Rule #S7-24-15 I vehemently oppose restrictions to my right to invest in public investments. I am able to chose the public investments that are right for me and discuss with financial advisor as needed. These investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. There shouldnt be any special process like passing a test before investing in public securities
I urge FINRA to continue to protect the right of choice in how to best protect our investment portfolios in order to help achieve long-term financial security. My fear is that regulations could be too broad and difficult to interpret and therefore, Unworkable: The definition of complex products is so broad, arbitrary and vague that it could ensnare a vast number of commonly used public securities
I believe in the public's ability to research and invest and not be hindered by yet more regulation and restrictions. The individual is slowly being pushed out of the ability to make investment decisions. Many financial advisors are mandated to create a client risk profile and that results in the individual having very little room to make adjustments. Allowing ever-larger advisor groups to
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