Dear FINRA Regulators, I AM OPPOSED TO RESTRICTIONS ON MY RIGHT TO INVEST in inverse investments as an individual. It is important that the public at large, and in particular, me and my family, be allowed to invest in inverse ETF's without restriction or further regulatory interference by imposing additional regulations. We, as investors, are in charge of knowing the risks and opportunities
I am writing to express significant concern with respect to regulations being considered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) that may restrict my ability to buy leveraged and inverse funds and dozens of other popular investments deemed by FINRA to be complex. Leveraged and inverse funds are very important to my investment strategies. I regularly use them to protect (hedge) my
Srongly believe the proposed regulations are: Bad for Investors. If the proposal is adopted, some investors who could benefit from the enhanced return and portfolio protection potential of leveraged and inverse funds could be prevented from buying them by an overly burdensome qualification process. Brokerage firms could even stop offering these funds altogether due to the difficulty of
STOP THIS INSANITY! DO NOT PREVENT ME FROM TRADING EFTs! It's hard to believe that another agency is again wanting to control/restrict me, telling me how and what to trade. I am 64 years old, have been trading stocks since 1998 (24 years now). I am the only one that should be deciding on the risk of whatever stock or ETF that I (not FINRA) am going to invest in. I am abundantly capable of
It is NOT FINRA's obligation to protect investors from themselves. It is the obligation of FINRA to oversee registered firms and registered representatives. If FINRA wishes to take action, it should not be burdensome to the individual investor. FINRA appears to be targeting the informed self-directed investor who understands the risks associated with leveraged and inverse funds, which are
Hello, Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the high net worth individuals. Despite their risk, Leveraged and inverse funds enhance returns when they are used as a limited part of my overall portfolio. It isnt right to only offer them to the rich under the assumption that they can afford to lose more. We, with less money care just as much about our money but want
Year after year, as I find ways to increase my net worth and diversify my portfolio, regulators seem to step in and take away more and more tools from my personal finance toolbox. It's really frustrating and, with each new regulation, it seems as though only the currently wealthy and high net worth individuals are able to pursue high risk/high return strategies. I understand the risks and
Regulators should not be in the business of limiting our ability to invest. There are already so many rules that hurt the "little guy." This is not a good move. You should not limit people's abilities to trade leveraged or inverse ETF's. Inverse ETF's, for example, are invaluable in market downturns. Forcing smaller investors to just eat the loss of an economic downturn
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The FINRA Board of Governors is holding its final meeting of the year, with Board committees giving consideration to multiple issues.
