I think the individual should have the opportunity to make whatever Investments he or she chooses is appropriate. The regulator shouldn't tell him what the individual can and can't do. If there is fraud involved, that's a different matter. But if the individual would like to use a leverage long or inverse product, he should have the right to do so. But I do think that
I Request FINRA to Please allow everyone to access these products. Many people use these products sensibly by allocating a small portion of their net-worths. It is not fair to allow only certain individuals to access these products, while restricting everyone else. One could buy a stock which could go to zero, is that not an unsafe / complex investment? How do you define complexity? Buying AAPL
As an EDUCATED retail investor, I feel the current systems in place are a bit TOO RELAXED for retail investors/traders to access complex products. But an outright ban is also very, VERY WRONG. We may need to raise the barriers somewhat by requiring education AND a simplified form of registration (certifying they understand the risks and perhaps a small registration fee to make the point stick)
I have been using inverse/leveraged funds for over 7 years now. When I started I was new to trading. I did all the research on the funds as that was my responsibility as a trader. The brokers I use all explained in great detail the risks of trading these types of funds.
Everyone should have the right to trade these types of investments. It should not be based on how much wealth you have.
Data transparency is a must of having reliability, responsibility, and accountability within in financial industry. Without the full faith and trust in a fair system, myself and other investors would see no reason to put our hard earned money at risk to the "Wall Street Boys Club". As such, all information about short sale positions, short interest, etc. must be publicly and freely
Dear FINRA, I am writing to you regarding your desire to regulate and put restrictions on leveraged and inverse funds. I currently use leveraged funds as part of my overall long-term investment strategy. I have done extensive research and have back-tested the performance of leveraged funds over time and with different degrees of leverage applied in my model. My personal opinion is that FINRA
In general, I stick to conservative broad index funds for my investments, especially retirement. That said, I also see value in investing in funds like reverse volatility funds from time to time when the opportunity to benefit from stability presents itself.
I am very well versed in the risks of the market, which is why the majority of my investments are well diversified, but if want to invest a
Dear Sir/Madam,
As an American Citizen, I should be able to invest in whatever public investment I choose.
I gave 30 years, putting my life on the line every single day, to protect the rights and freedoms of all American Citizens.
Those rights, that I fought so hard to protect, should not infringed upon. And if I want to invest MY own hard-earned money into something that I am fully capable of
FINRA 21-19 is needed to restore the Retail Investor's trust in the market. An equivalence of information is needed to ensure all parties in the market are on equal footing. Transparency of data, in particular, the limited short interest reporting policy, needs to be improved. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and
Dear FINRA, Hope the day finds you well. For 15 Years we have been restricted to Index Funds, Commodities, Currencies and Real Estate (Spouse is MD at Investment Banking Firm). The new restrictions Listed under Rule #S7-24-15 are worrisome as we will have even more limitations on where to invest our monies??? We are a household of MBA's, work hard and clearly understand that any purchase or
